Thoracoscopic resection of the pulmonary aspergilloma: report of two cases.
Pulmonary aspergillomas causing hemoptysis were successfully resected through videothoracoscopy in two cases. We removed an aspergilloma located in the right lower lobe of the lung in a 48-year-old woman with a bronchial cyst and rheumatoid arthritis. We also removed an aspergilloma located in the left upper lobe of the lung in a 59-year-old man with emphysematous bullae and diabetes mellitus. In both cases, the aspergillomas were removed by pulmonary wedge resection through scheduled thoracoscopy.
Nakajima
J
J
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. nakajima-tho@h.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Takamoto
S
S
Tanaka
M
M
Takeuchi
E
E
Murakawa
T
T
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000382:microbiology; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000150:complications; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted