Thoracoscopic Pneumonectomy in Management of Histoplasmosis and Fibrosing Mediastinitis

Kara H. V., Javidfar J., Hirji S. A., Balderson S. S., D'Amico T. A.

ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, cilt.98, sa.4, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 98 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.093
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Pulmonary histoplasmosis is generally a self-limited respiratory illness in endemic areas. Fibrosing mediastinitis is a severe chronic complication of pulmonary histoplasmosis in which pulmonary vessels and airways can be compressed with the potential for life-threatening implications. We present a 50-year-old male patient who presented with a total occlusion of the left pulmonary artery due to fibrosing mediastinitis. (C) 2014 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons