[Use of an endobronchial valve in complex treatment of patients with infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis].

The results of treatment were analyzed in 118 patients with infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis. In patients with infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis, generation of therapeutic hypoventilation and atelectasis of the affected part of the lung by means of an endobronchial valve contributes to stabilization and regression of a tuberculous process, closure of decay cavities, and cessation of bacterial excretion.