Surgical resection for successful treatment of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis: report of 3 cases.
We present 3 patients, 2 with recent heart transplants, complicated with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA), treated successfully with surgical resection. These patients demonstrate the role of surgery in management of IPA, and 2 heart transplant patients are of particular interest as surgical treatment of IPA after solid organ transplantation is seldom reported.
Metin
Kivanc Sadik
KS
Ege Saglik Hospital Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Izmir, Turkey. kmetin@yahoo.com
Ugurlu
Baran Sevket
BS
Kabakci
Birol
B
Sariosmanoglu
Nejat Osman
NO
Hazan
Eyüp
E
Oto
Oztekin
O
D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged