Lung resection in pulmonary aspergilloma: experience of a Moroccan center

BMC Surgery

Research Article

Omar Slaoui¹  Fayçal El Oueriachi¹  El Hassane Kabiri²  Mohammed Massine El Hammoumi² 

[1] Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mohamed V Military University Hospital, Riad 10100, Rabat, Morocco;Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mohamed V Military University Hospital, Riad 10100, Rabat, Morocco;Center of doctoral studies, Faculty of Medecine and Pharmacy, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco;

关键词: Aspergilloma;    Surgery;    Hemoptysis;    Lobectomy;    Lung infection;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12893-015-0103-4

 received in 2015-06-13, accepted in 2015-10-14,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThis study was conducted to determine the efficacy of surgery in the treatment of complex aspergilloma comparatively with simple aspergilloma.MethodsFrom January 2006 to December 2014, 115 cases of pulmonary aspergilloma were admitted in our department. One operation on one side was counted as one case and the patients were divided into two groups. In group A: 61 cases of complex aspergilloma. In group B: 50 patients underwent 54 cases of lung resection for simple aspergilloma. People who underwent arteriography and embolization were excluded. Surgical treatment was indicated when 1) recurrent aspergilloma-related hemoptysis, 2) definite simple or complex aspergilloma and 3) a simultaneous bilateral aspergilloma.ResultsPeople with complex aspergilloma were big smokers with lower BMI, and had reduced lung function parameters. The main symptoms were repeated hemoptysis, chronic cough, abundant purulent expectoration and respiratory infections. Lobectomy was the most performed indication. In group B, number of wedge resections was larger than group A with statistical significant difference (p = 0.001). In the post-operative course morbidity was higher in group A (16 %) vs (9 %) in group B with statistical difference (p = 0.026). The median follow-up was 30 months (range 19–52 months).The median duration of chest tube drainage was 4 days. The duration of chest tube drainage was longer in the group A (4.7 ± 1.4 versus 2.9 ± 1.3; p = 0.005). The prolonged postoperative air leakage occurred more frequently in group A (14.75 %; versus 1.8 % p = 0.015). In group A, 3 cases and 2 in group B underwent a secondary operation for post operative hemothorax. Bronchopleural fistula occurred exclusively in group A (n = 4).ConclusionsThe surgical resection should be used in a multidisciplinary approach. Preoperative Interventional therapies could optimize the conditions for the operation. Total surgical resection must be the treatment of choice of localized causative lesions.

【 授权许可】

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© El Hammoumi et al. 2015