An example of successful treatment of advanced tuberculosis with simultaneous correction of postpneumonectomy mediastinal pulmonary hernia with a polymer mesh implant

Abstract

An observation from practice is given – surgical treatment of a patient with widespread tuberculosis of the only left lung and a pronounced displacement of the mediastinal organs into the right hemithorax. Patient P., 43 years old, has been suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis for 11 years, 8 years ago, a pneumonectomy on the right side was performed due to fibrouscavernous tuberculosis of the right lung. According to computed tomography of the chest organs, upon admission, a picture of cavernous tuberculosis of the lower lobe was noted, a pronounced displacement of the mediastinal organs and the only left lung to the right. She was admitted to the clinic with complaints of shortness of breath at rest, weakness, dizziness. The patient underwent resection of a lung containing a cavity with simultaneous correction of the mediastinal pulmonary hernia with a mesh implant. Histological examination of the removed preparation revealed a high level of activity of tuberculous inflammation. As a result, the manifestations of dyspnea decreased in the patient, radiographically, the only left lung was visualized in the hemithorax of the same name.

Keywords

• resection of a single lung
• correction of a post-pneumonectomy syndrome
• a polymer mesh implant
• fibro-cavernous tuberculosis