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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997; 45(6): 311-313
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1013756
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Surgical Management of Mycobacterium Avium Complex Disease

N. Ono1 , K. Satoh1 , H. Yokomise1 , K. Tamura1 , S. Horikawa2 , Y. Suzuki2 , H. Nishiyama2 , N. Maekawa2
  • 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Society Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama, Japan
  • 2Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Society Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama, Japan
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1997

Publication Date:
19 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

Between July 1991 and October 1996, eight patients with Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) undewent pulmonary resection in our department. There was equal distribution of men women. The length of the preoperative period averaged 8.1 months (range: 1 to 30 months). Surgical resection was complete, consisting of lobectomy in 4 patients, lobectomy with partial resection in 2, segmentectomy in 1, and segmentectomy with partial resection in 1. There were no major complications postoperatively. No patients had positive sputum culture with MAC just after operation; however, one patient had positive sputum culture 6 months after operation. Our results show the good outcome of resectional surgery for MAC in properly selected patients, who should be operated as early as possible.

Key words

Mycobacterium other than tuberculosis - Mycobacterium avium complex - Surgery