In 2010, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) occurred in 650 000 of the 12 million TB cases worldwide, 1 with extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB comprising 9% of the MDR-TB cases.2 Treatment success is between 44% and 60%.3 We hypothesised that a recent form of lung collapse therapy—the insertion of Zephyr® endobronchial valves (EBVs; Pulmonx, Redwood, CA, USA)—may be effective in the treatment of MDR/XDR-TB. This minimally invasive procedure is usually indicated for reducing emphysemaassociated hyperinfl ation.4 The one-way valve allows air and secretions to leave the lobe, but prevents air from entering, bringing about lobar collapse.

Improvement in tubercular cavities following adjuvant treatment with endobronchial valves: a case report / Corbetta L; Montinaro F; Rogasi PG; Luppi F; Magni C; Paiano S; Tofani A; Pistolesi M.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. - ISSN 1027-3719. - STAMPA. - (2013), pp. 850-851.

Improvement in tubercular cavities following adjuvant treatment with endobronchial valves: a case report

CORBETTA, LORENZO;PISTOLESI, MASSIMO
2013

Abstract

In 2010, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) occurred in 650 000 of the 12 million TB cases worldwide, 1 with extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB comprising 9% of the MDR-TB cases.2 Treatment success is between 44% and 60%.3 We hypothesised that a recent form of lung collapse therapy—the insertion of Zephyr® endobronchial valves (EBVs; Pulmonx, Redwood, CA, USA)—may be effective in the treatment of MDR/XDR-TB. This minimally invasive procedure is usually indicated for reducing emphysemaassociated hyperinfl ation.4 The one-way valve allows air and secretions to leave the lobe, but prevents air from entering, bringing about lobar collapse.
2013
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851
Corbetta L; Montinaro F; Rogasi PG; Luppi F; Magni C; Paiano S; Tofani A; Pistolesi M.
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