Surgical management of bronchiectasis

γ€€γ€€1, clinical manifestations and diagnostic points The main manifestations are coughing sputum, hemoptysis, recurrent bronchial and pulmonary infections; the patient excretes a lot of sputum, yellow-green, purulent, and even foul-smelling; position changes, especially when waking up in the early morning can induce violent coughing, coughing sputum, sometimes blood in the sputum or a lot of hemoptysis; for long duration of the disease, there can be wasting, anemia, malnutrition or pestle-like fingers (toes), etc. The main diagnostic method is bronchography, which can clarify the location and extent of dilatation and provide the basis for surgery.γ€€γ€€The pathological changes in the bronchial wall are irreversible, and anti-infection treatment can only reduce bronchial and pulmonary inflammation, so the most effective treatment is surgical excision of diseased lung tissue, lung lobectomy or lung segment excision, and a few need total lung resection.