Surgical treatment of pulmonary aspergilloma

Surgical treatment of pulmonary aspergilloma.

The objective of this study was to analyze the outcome of surgical treatment of pulmonary aspergilloma. To that end, we evaluated 14 adult patients so treated between 1981 and 2009 at the Botucatu School of Medicine University Hospital, in the city of Botucatu, Brazil. Data were collected from the medical records of the patients. Ten patients (71%) presented with simple pulmonary aspergilloma, ...

Surgical management of pulmonary aspergilloma.

Medical treatment of pulmonary aspergilloma.

Surgical treatment for pulmonary aspergilloma – early and long-term results

INTRODUCTION Pulmonary aspergilloma is a difficult therapeutic problem due to the low effectiveness of conservative treatment and high surgical morbidity. AIM To analyze the early and late results of surgical treatment for pulmonary aspergilloma. MATERIAL AND METHODS From 2005 to 2015, 49 patients were treated surgically for pulmonary aspergilloma. Symptoms occurred in 85.7% of cases, inclu...