[Comparative characterization of life quality in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis after surgical treatment].

The parameters of life quality were comparatively analyzed in 59 patients aged 18 to 63 years, operated on for tuberculomas and cavitary masses of the lung in 1995 to 2002. Each patient underwent atypical pneumonectomy in the volume of not more than 2 segments via anterolateral access. Life quality was assessed, by using the Medical Outcomes Study Shirt Form (SF-36) developed by John E.