title: Aortic ruptured following lung resection in invasive aspergillosis.
abstract: Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, although rare in the general population, can prove to be an important cause of morbidity and mortality in immunosuppressed patients. In this paper we represent a case of aortic rupture for a fungal invasion of the aorta after a pulmonary resection procedure. Although a few cases are documented in the literature, we report our experience to make our colleagues aware of this complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Balcova, Izmir, Turkey. silistreli@yahoo.com
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Silistreli
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Catalyürek
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Erdal
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Açikel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kargi
mesh_terms: D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000382:microbiology*; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013908:Thoracotomy