Thoracoscopic surgery for tuberculosis

In recent years, the incidence of tuberculosis, the rate of resistance in China was a clear upward trend and the number of cases needing for surgical treatment is increasing. Surgical resection of lung disease can eliminate the source of infection, shorten the course of treatment to reduce the complications of tuberculosis, tuberculosis is an important means of comprehensive prevention and treatment. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for tuberculosis has the advantages of small trauma, little effect on cardiopulmonary function, quick recovery and so on. The operation is more difficult than conventional thoracotomy. As long as the indications of operation are correctly controlled, the perioperative treatment is strengthened and it is satisfactory.