Anatomic Lung Resection for Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease John D. Mitchell, MD, Amy Bishop, Amanda Cafaro, RN, BSN, Michael J. Weyant, MD, Marvin Pomerantz, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 85, Issue 6, Pages 1887-1893 (June 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.02.041 Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 This computed tomography scan demonstrates focal bronchiectasis of the right middle lobe and lingula characteristic of elderly women who present with nontuberculous Mycobacteria infection. (L = left; R = right.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1887-1893DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.02.041) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 This scan demonstrates a thick-walled cavity in a patient with Mycobacterium avium complex infection. (L = left; R = right.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1887-1893DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.02.041) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 The pulmonary parenchymal damage can progress in some patients to complete lung destruction, as in this patient with Mycobacterium avium complex disease. (L = left; R = right.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1887-1893DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.02.041) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Case volume and operative mortality, 1983 to 2006, by era. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1887-1893DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.02.041) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions