Complex pulmonary aspergilloma treated by cavernostomy

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões

Paula Dos Santos Marsico Pereira Da Silva¹  Giovanni Antonio Marsico¹  Marcell Alex Ferraz Araujo¹  Fernando Soares Vannucci Braz¹  Heron Teixeira Andrade Dos Santos¹  Gustavo Lucas Loureiro¹  Anderson Fontes¹ 

关键词: Hemoptysis;    Tuberculosis;    Aspergillosis;    Thoracotomy;    Hemoptise;    Tuberculose;    Aspergilose;    Toracotomia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0100-69912014006005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of cavernostomy in patients with complex fungal balls.Methods: We analyzed the medical records of patients undergoing cavernostomy between January 2005 and May 2013, evaluating: age, gender, preoperative signs and symptoms, predisposing disease, preoperative tests, location of the aspergilloma, etiologic agent, cavernostomy indication, postoperative outcome.Results: Ten patients were male. The mean age was 42.9 years (34-56). The most frequent symptom was repeated pulmonary bleeding. Cavernostomy was proposed for patients at high risk for lung resection. It was performed in 17 patients and all of them had pulmonary tuberculosis sequelae, with cavitations. The indication in all cases was hemoptysis and elimination of phlegm. The cavernostomies were performed in a single surgical procedure. In all 17 patients the cavity was left open after the withdrawal of the mycetoma. In all patients hemoptysis ceased immediately. Operative mortality was 9.5% (1).Conclusion: cavernostomy is an effective treatment alternative in patients at high risk. It may be useful in some patients with complex aspergilloma, irrespective of lung function or bilateral disease. It is technically easy, has low-risk, saves parenchyma, and may be performed in a single operative time.

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