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Collapse Therapy

Surgical treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis whereby the lung is totally or partially, temporarily or permanently, immobilized. The procedure was based on the popular concept that collapsing the affected portion of a tuberculous lung allowed the infected area to rest and thereby recover. At the beginning of the 20th century artificially induced pneumothorax (PNEUMOTHORAX, ARTIFICIAL) was popular. Later a variety of other techniques was used to encourage collapse of the infected portion of the lung: unilateral phrenic nerve division, PNEUMONOLYSIS, pneumoperitoneum (PNEUMOPERITONEUM, ARTIFICIAL), and THORACOPLASTY. Collapse therapy has declined since the advent of antitubercular chemotherapy. (Stedman, 25th ed; from Sabiston Jr, Textbook of Surgery, 14th ed, p1733-4)
Also Known As:
Therapy, Collapse; Collapse Therapies; Therapies, Collapse
Networked: 236 relevant articles (2 outcomes, 5 trials/studies)

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Experts

1. Guseĭnov, G K: 2 articles (01/2009 - 01/2006)
2. Felker, Irina G: 1 article (02/2019)
3. Grischenko, Nikolay: 1 article (02/2019)
4. Krasnov, Denis V: 1 article (02/2019)
5. Krasnov, Vladimir A: 1 article (02/2019)
6. Petrova, Yana K: 1 article (02/2019)
7. Skluev, Sergey V: 1 article (02/2019)
8. Skvortsov, Dmitry A: 1 article (02/2019)
9. Alvoeiro, Magda: 1 article (07/2017)
10. Antunes, Mariana: 1 article (07/2017)

Related Diseases

1. Pulmonary Tuberculosis
2. Pneumothorax
3. Tuberculosis (Tuberculoses)
4. Pneumoperitoneum
5. Lymphoma (Lymphomas)

Related Drugs and Biologics

1. Polyethylene (Polythene)
2. Fibrin Foam
3. Anti-Bacterial Agents (Antibiotics)
4. Streptomycin (Streptomycin Sulfate)
5. nylon 6 (Perlon)
6. 17-Ketosteroids (17 Ketosteroids)
7. Vasopressins (Vasopressin)
8. Polystyrenes (Polystyrene)
9. Oxygen (Dioxygen)
10. Methacrylates

Related Therapies and Procedures

1. Absorbable Gelatin Sponge
2. Therapeutics
3. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)
4. Artificial Pneumothorax
5. Thoracoplasty