We discuss the measures used, including physical examination, radiology, scintigraphy, T.A.C. and bronchography, to diagnoses 34 patients with bronchiectasis. In addition, the treatment used up until the time where the decision to perform surgery is also presented. Ten patients were submitted to surgical intervention and their operations, as well as the effected lobes, are described. The guidelines for surgical preparation, surgical difficulties encountered, postoperative care and the results of the surgeries are all discussed. Due to the age of some of these patients, obvious difficulties prevented functional testing. In those patients in whom it was possible, no loss in respiratory capacity has been observed.