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 t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2005, Vol.37 (9), p.694-696
Hauptverfasser:	Metin, Kivanc Sadik, Ugurlu, Baran Sevket, Kabakci, Birol, Sariosmanoglu, Nejat Osman, Hazan, Eyüp, Oto, Öztekin
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aspergillosis - microbiology Aspergillosis - surgery Aspergillus - isolation & purification Aspergillus fumigatus - isolation & purification Biological and medical sciences Female Heart Transplantation - adverse effects Human mycoses Humans Infectious diseases Lung Diseases, Fungal - microbiology Lung Diseases, Fungal - surgery Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Mycoses Mycoses of the respiratory system
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0036-5548 1651-1980
DOI:	10.1080/00365540510033627