2020年9月8日 · Plombage, also known as extraperiosteal or extrapleural pneumonolysis, is a historical treatment method for cavitary tuberculosis of the upper lobes of the lungs. It was …

Plombage is a historical treatment for tuberculosis by means of creating lobar collapse. Plombage was carried out until the mid 1950s, so in practice this is expected to be encountered for some …

Pneumonolysis, sometimes referred to as plombage, is the separation of an adherent lung from the pleura, to permit collapse of the lung. It was formerly used to treat tuberculosis before …

Plombage, also known as extraperiosteal or extrapleural pneumonolysis, is a historical treatment method for cavitary tuberculosis of the upper lobes of the lungs.

2025年3月8日 · Plombage for Tuberculosis. White arrows point to lucite balls that were inserted into the right upper thorax in order to collapse the adjacent right upper lobe as an early …

This bizarre chest X-ray shows the classic appearance following treatment with a now-obsolete procedure known as plombage or, to give it its correct medical description, ‘extrapleural …

2020年11月3日 · Plombage, also known as extraperiosteal or extrapleural pneumonolysis, is an obsolete treatment method for cavitary tuberculosis of the upper lobes of the lungs. A cavity is …

Plombage was a surgical method used prior to the introduction of anti-tuberculosis drug therapy to treat cavitary tuberculosis of the upper lobe of the lung. The term derives from the Latin word " …

Plombage involved creating a cavity under the upper ribs and filling the space with inert materials like Lucite balls, ping pong balls, oils, rubber sheets, paraffin wax, and gauze. This technique …

2010年12月2日 · This technique of collapsing the lung is termed ‘plombage’ and was often achieved with the insertion of Lucite (a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin) balls or more …