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Surgical Management of Complicated Thoracic Fungal Infections: A Case Series from a Tertiary Referral Center

Josephine Guitton1, Jonathan Livezey2, Andrew Anklowitz2

  • 1Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA.

Surgical Infections
|September 5, 2024
PubMed

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Surgical intervention is crucial for complicated pulmonary fungal infections, especially in immunocompromised patients. Individualized surgical approaches ensure complete resolution when medical therapy fails.

Area of Science:

  • Pulmonology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Thoracic Surgery

Background:

  • Pulmonary fungal infections are rare but serious, primarily affecting immunocompromised individuals.
  • Standard treatment involves prolonged intravenous antifungal therapy.
  • Surgical intervention becomes necessary for complex cases, treatment resistance, or complications like fungal empyema and hemoptysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a series of patients with complicated thoracic fungal infections.
  • To highlight the role of individualized surgical management in resolving these complex infections.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of three patients with complicated thoracic fungal infections.
  • Detailed description of individualized surgical interventions performed over a 3-month period in 2022.

Main Results:

  • Successful resolution of complicated fungal infections in all three patients through tailored surgical procedures.
  • Demonstration of the feasibility and effectiveness of surgical management in challenging cases.

Conclusions:

  • Complicated pulmonary fungal infections often necessitate surgical intervention for complete resolution.
  • Surgeons must be knowledgeable about various surgical modalities to effectively treat these patients.
Keywords:
candidacardiothoracic surgeryempyemafungal infectionssurgical

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