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CASE REPORTS THORACIC SECTION
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2003 April;44(2):267-9
Copyright © 2009 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA
language: English
Aortic ruptured following lung resection in invasive aspergillosis
Silistreli E. 1, Çatalyürek H. 1, Erdal C. 1, Açikel Ü. 1, Kargi A. 2
1 Department of Thoracic of Cardiovascular Surgery Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Balcova, Izmir, Turkey 2 Department of Pathology Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine Balcova, Izmir, Turkey
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, although rare in the general population, can prove to be an important cause of morbidity and mortality in immunusuppressed patients. In this paper we represent a case of aortic rupture for a fungal invasion of the aorta after a pulmonary resection procedure. Although a few cases are documented in the literature, we report our experience to make our colleagues aware of this complication.