Use of video-assisted thoracoscopy surgery for the treatment of aspergillus empyema with bronchopleural fistula

作者：Feng Q^*; Ma L; Gabrielle G; Yu G W

来源：Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, 2008, 56(6): 370-372.

DOI：10.1055/s-2007-989332

• aspergillus empyema
• bronchopleural fistula
• video-assisted thoracoscopy

Pulmonary aspergillus empyema with bronchopleural fistula is a rare and severe disease with a poor prognosis. In this report, we describe the Successful surgical treatment of this condition in a 34-year-old man who was initially hospitalized due to complications of chronic hepatitis B. While under artificial liver therapy and as a consequence of long-term corticosteroid use, the patient developed invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, which was further complicated by an empyema and a bronchopleural fistula. Video-assisted thoracoscopy Surgery was performed following failure of the prescribed antifungal treatment and chest tube drainage, and the empyema resolved completely 3 months postoperatively, with no evidence of recurrence after 5 months' follow-up.

• 出版日期2008-9
• 单位浙江大学