title: Surgical treatment of pulmonary aspergilloma.
abstract: 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, and 4 (29%) presented with complex pulmonary aspergilloma. Hemoptysis was the most common symptom, and tuberculosis was the most prevalent preexisting lung disease. Two patients (14%) underwent surgery on more than one occasion. There were no intraoperative deaths. Half of the patients developed postoperative complications, prolonged air leak and empyema being the most common.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP, Brasil. ruizraul@fmb.unesp.br
authors.forename: Raul Lopes
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Ruiz Júnior
authors.forename: Frederico Henrique Sobral
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Bruno Luiz Burgos
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Piotto
authors.forename: Felipe Antunes e Silva de Souza Lopes
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Muniz
authors.forename: Daniele Cristina
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Cataneo
authors.forename: Antonio José Maria
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Cataneo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D055732:Pulmonary Aspergillosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome