A Case of Pneumonectomy for Aspergillosis after Liver Transplantation: A case report.
- Author:
Dae Jun HWANG
1
;
In Seok CHOI
;
Jin Seok HEO
;
Sung Joo KIM
;
Jae Won JOH
;
Suk Koo LEE
;
Jhin Gook KIM
;
Byung Boong LEE
Author Information
1. Department of General Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Liver transplantation;
Aspergillosis
- MeSH:
Aspergillosis*;
Humans;
Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis;
Liver Transplantation*;
Liver*;
Mortality;
Pneumonectomy*;
Pneumonia, Bacterial;
Pulmonary Aspergillosis;
Survival Rate
- From:The Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation
1999;13(2):333-336
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
