The Surgical Treatment of Intractable Asthma

Abstract

This is a preliminary report on the surgical treatment of intractable asthma. While temporary dramatic relief has been obtained in severe cases of intractable asthma by unilateral left sided parasympathetic denervation and destruction of the pulmonary plexus, none of the cases in this series has been followed for a long enough period to predict the final outcome. Although final adoption of the surgical treatment of asthma must await extensive clinical and laboratory investigations, this report is published primarily to revive an interest in the subject.