Surgery for pulmonary aspergilloma in post-tuberculous vs. immuno-compromised patients

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 728-733

  Al Kattan, K ^a   Ashour, M ^a   Hajjar, W ^a   Salah El Din, M ^a   Fouda, M ^a   Al Bakry, A ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Aspergilloma; Surgery; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG MYCOSIS; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPENIA; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ASPERGILLOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPENIA; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0035487866     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)00837-5     Document Type: Article

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