Salvage lung resection for massive hemoptysis after resolution of pulmonary aspergillosis in a patient with acute leukemia

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-53

  Venuta, Federico ^a   Rendina, Erino A ^a   Pescarmona, Edoardo ^a   Francioni, Federico ^a   Fazi, Paola ^a   Spadea, Antonio ^a   Ricci, Costante ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Hemoptysis; Leukemia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PATIENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG MYCOSIS; LUNG RESECTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030663057     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14017439709058069     Document Type: Article

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