title: [Surgical treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis complicated with aspergilloma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the surgical indications of pulmonary tuberculosis complicated with aspergilloma , and to reduce postoperative complications.
  
  
  METHODS
  From 1993 to 2010, a total of 51 surgically treated patients in pulmonary tuberculosis complicated with aspergilloma were analyzed retrospectively. The common surgical procedure performed was lobectomy(60.8%), followed by segmentectomy(15.7%), pneumonectomy(9.8%), wedge resection(9.8%).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Postoperative non-fatal complications occurred in all patients, the complications (13 cases) included postoperative atelectasis(7.8%), bleeding(5.9%), bronchopleural fistula(5.9%), cardiac arrhythmia and heart failure(2.0%), incisional infection(2.0%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgical treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis complicated with aspergilloma is the most effective treatment; pulmonary resection is the treatment of choice when indicated.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101149, china.
authors.forename: Jun-zhong
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Ruan
authors.forename: Tian-hui
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Zi-tong
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D055732:Pulmonary Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult