[Surgical treatment of primarily diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with diabetes mellitus].

In 84 patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) the pulmonary resection for primarily revealed tuberculosis was done. Postoperative complications occurred in 16.7% of patients, one woman died. Clinical efficacy was achieved in 98.8% of patients. In 96.1% of patients the effect was preserved up to one-fourteen years of follow-up. In majority of patients significant improvement of a DM course was noted.