• 1. Department of Thoracic surgery, Wuhan Medical Treatment Center, Wuhan 430023, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, P. R. China;
NIZheng-yi, Email: 767951372@qq.com
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Objective To investigate surgical indications and techniques of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for mediastinal lymph node tuberculosis. Methods Clinical data of 27 patients who underwent VATS for mediastinal lymph node tuberculosis between January 2010 and March 2013 in Wuhan Medical Treatment Center were retrospectively analyzed. There were 16 male and 11 female patients with their age of 18-67 (30.23±10.72) years. Results There was no in-hospital death. Postoperative complications included recurrent laryngeal nerve injury in 1 patient, delayed wound healing in 1 patient and pneumothorax in 1 patient. Postoperatively, all the patients received intensified anti-tubercular treatment, and were engaged in normal physical activities during follow-up of 6 months. Conclusion VATS is safe and reliable for the treatment of mediastinal lymph node tuberculosis, and anti-tubercular treatment is needed before and after the operation.

Citation: ZUOTao, NIZheng-yi, HUANGJie, XIESong-ping, XIAOJun. Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for 27 Adults Patients with Mediastinal Lymph Node Tuberculosis. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2015, 22(2): 132-134. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.20150037 Copy

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