Data di Pubblicazione:
1998
Citazione:
Videothoracoscopic resection of a pulmonary bullous lesion / A. Gori, S. Rusconi, C. Negri, G. Marchetti, G. Ferrario, R. Sampietro, F. Franzetti. - In: THE AIDS READER. - ISSN 1053-0894. - 8:3(1998), pp. 104-106.
Abstract:
Pulmonary bullae sometimes complicate Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) and may rupture, causing pneumothorax. Because of the risks of surgery and the potential for developing concurrent infections, many established therapeutic approaches for removing these lesions are controversial in AIDS patients. We describe the successful use of sectorial pleurectomy under videothoracoscopy to remove a large, apical pneumatocele in an HIV-infected woman with PCP.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Complications, pulmonary; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP); Pneumothorax
Elenco autori:
A. Gori, S. Rusconi, C. Negri, G. Marchetti, G. Ferrario, R. Sampietro, F. Franzetti
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