J Korean Soc Transplant.
1999 Dec;13(2):333-336.
A Case of Pneumonectomy for Aspergillosis after Liver Transplantation: A case report
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- 1Department of General Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea.
- 2Department of Thoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea.
Abstract
- Aspegillosis is a fatal opportunistic disease using immunosupppresive drugs after liver transplantation. Mortality of aspergillosis after liver transplantation reaches 100% and survival rate pulmonary aspergillosis is less than 5% using medical treatment only and pneumonectomy and medical treatment revealed better results. We experienced the invasive pulmonary aspergillosis developed a patient who suffered from bacterial pneumonia and had long peroid of mechanical ventillation after liver transplantation. We performed pneumonectomy and antifungal medical treatment for about 50 days and he recovered from invasive aspergillosis.
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