Surgical management of pulmonary aspergilloma-12 years' experience from a tertiary care centre in India.

Mallampati SameerNishok DavidVinay Murahari RaoSanthosh Regini BenjaminBirla Roy GnanamuthuAamir MohammadRijoy Kolakkada Panakkada

Published in: Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2021)

Though surgery is technically complex in the presence of pulmonary aspergilloma, it is yielding better results with improvements in treatment strategies. Surgery for aspergilloma in patients with prior or current pulmonary TB has more morbidity and mortality when compared to the non-TB patients.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
minimally invasive
tertiary care
coronary artery bypass
end stage renal disease
mycobacterium tuberculosis
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
surgical site infection