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 used in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s prior to the introduction of effective antituberculous drugs, when treatment of tuberculosis consisted of rest, isolation, and proper nutrition.

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 years to come.

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 effective medications were developed.

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 treatment for tuberculosis to "put the lung at rest ."

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 pneumonolysis’.

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 created under the upper ribs, and compression of the upper lobes is achieved by inserting an inert substance such as oil, paraffin wax or gauze.

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 " plumbum " (lead) and refers to the insertion of an inert substance in the pleural space.

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 aimed to collapse the upper lobe of the lung to facilitate the healing of tuberculosis (1).

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 recently plastic ping-pong balls. Other substances included fat, solid paraffin wax, liquid olive or mineral oils, or even bone.