Abstract: Objective To observe and study the efficacy and safety of interventional therapy with microwave for endobronchial tuberculosis. Method Ninety-two cases of in house patient with endobronchial tuberculosis were randomly divided into two groups. The therapeutic group was treated with interventional microwave therapy and the control group was treated by local drug-infusing therapy.Results After 9 months of treatment,the therapeutic group showed both the sputum negative rate and the cure rate of pulmonary atelectasis were 100 %; the improvement rate of X-ray manifestations was 88 1% and The improvement rate of lesions founded by bronchoscopy was 85 7%, All of which were higher than that of the control group. Results Treatment of endobronchial tuberculosis with bronchoscopy-assisted interventional microwave therapy is a safe and effective method.

Key words: microwave, interventional therapy, endobronchial tuberculosis