Clinical profile of pulmonary aspergilloma complicating residual tubercular cavitations in Northen Indian patients

Surgical Treatment of Pulmonary Aspergilloma

Introduction: Surgical approaches for the management of pulmonary aspergilloma have been accompanied with high levels of morbidity and mortality. However, these therapeutic options are still favored over other approaches for the treatment of Pulmonary Aspergilloma. In this study, we aimed to describe the characteristics of 30 patients with aspergilloma who referred to  Ghaem hospital between 20...

Pulmonary aspergilloma.

Pulmonary aspergilloma/Aspergiloma pulmonar

Aspergilloma is an uncommon infection usually with invasion of lung cavities, often posing diagnostic challenges, and surgical treatment is not consensual.1,2 Clinical manifestations of aspergillosis include allergic bronchopulmonary and chronic necrotizing pulmonary disease, aspergilloma, and invasive infections.1,2 The diagnosis of pulmonary aspergillosis should be based on classical images, ...

Clinical profile and postoperative outcome in patients with simple and complex aspergilloma of lung.

OBJECTIVE To compare the clinical presentation and results of pulmonary resection in simple and complex aspergilloma of the lung. STUDY DESIGN Observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The Department of Thoracic Surgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, from January 2003 to December 2008. METHODOLOGY Fifty-one adult patients with unilateral aspergilloma lung were includ...

Medical treatment of pulmonary aspergilloma.