Yang Y, Zhang S, Dong Z, et al. - In the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), an essential role is played by surgical resection. Researchers herein conducted a single-institution cross sectional cohort study of the surgical patients with the aim to compare the advantages between lobectomy and sublobectomy for localized cavitory PTB. They assessed a total of 203 patients who underwent either lobectomy or sublobectomy surgery for localized cavitary PTB. Outcomes support the effectiveness of both sublobectomy and lobectomy resection for cavitary PTB with surgical indications. In cases with guaranteed adequate anti-TB chemotherapy, recommendation of sublobectomy can be done due to more lung parenchyma retain, faster recovery, and fewer postoperative complications.