Pulmonary Aspergilloma Treated by Limited Thoracoplasty with Simultaneous Cavernostomy and Muscle Transposition Flap
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Pulmonary aspergilloma treated by limited thoracoplasty with simultaneous cavernostomy and muscle transposition flap.
We describe the successful treatment of pulmonary aspergilloma by limited thoracoplasty used simultaneously with single-stage cavernostomy and a muscle transposition flap. An 80-year-old man with dyspnea on effort and hemoptysis consulted our hospital. Chest computed tomography revealed a thick wall cavity containing a fungus ball surrounded by a crescent of air and diseased lung parenchyma, in...
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Background and objective: Conventionally, pulmonary resection with thoracoplasty is used to treat ®brocavernous complication of pulmonary tuberculosis. This operation is usually bloody, time-consuming with complicated postoperative course. To prevent massive blood loss and preserved pulmonary function, a more simpli®ed operative procedure, cavernostomy combined intrathoracic muscle ̄ap transpos...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1341-1098,2186-1005
DOI: 10.5761/atcs.cr.11.01757