Current Treatment Approaches In Chronic Pleural Empyema Due To Aspergillus Infection
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine - Year 2012, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Chronic pleural empyema with aspergillus is a rare complication that usually presents after lung resection operations. Etiologic factors of pleural aspergillus includes healed or presence pulmonary tuberculosis, bronchopleural fistula, pleural catheterisation or drainage, lung resection, complex antibiotic uses. Medical and surgical treatments of chronic pleural empyema with aspergillus were examined in this study. Antifungal agents is used as medical treatment. Surgical therapy has a widely spectrum which includes tube thoracostomy, open drainage, (Eleosser flap, Clagett Procedures, thoracostoma), decortication, omentum and/or extrathoracic or abdominal muscles transposition to intrathoracic space
Authors and Affiliations
Feride Sapmaz, İsmail Sapmaz, Tonguç Saba, Cevahir Haberal
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