THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS By

The decision to employ collapse therapy in any of its forms is a grave one, and it must only be made after repeated radiological examination and as the result of careful consultation between physician and surgeon. The importance of general sanatorium measures, diet, and more especially, prolonged bed rest, cannot be over-emphasized but there are many cases in which the anatomical and pathological features of the lesion are such that natural healing cannot occur even if general measures succeed in improving the general resistance of the patient. It is in these cases that collapse therapy is urgently indicated.