Krisstopher Richard Flores, Daniel Piamonti, Rossana Vigliarolo, Pietro Impellizzeri, Mattia Serao, Marianna Lilli, Tiziana Trequattrini, Rosario Rivitti, Angela Maria Pia Succu, Giuseppina Gioffrè, Carola Condoluci, Barbara Maggi, Samantha Lamarra, Annalisa Villani, Gian Pietro Marchetti, Maria Cristina Zappa, Paolo Palange
INTRODUCTION: The high morbidity and mortality of tuberculosis has led to the development of numerous therapeutic interventions during the pre-antibiotic era. In 1894, Forlanini proposed the technique of collapse therapy, using spontaneous pneumothorax. In 1926, Bernou developed the Oleothorax technique to induce an iatrogenic collapse of the lung through the instillation of oil into the pleural cavity, which was subsequently removed. Nowadays, there are few patients that still represent a living testimony of this historic technique and have been described through traditional radiology...
March 12, 2024: Respiration; International Review of Thoracic Diseases