Shuo Zheng1, Xin Li1, Bin Hu1, Hui Li1. 1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The aim of this current retrospective study was to assess the necessity of postoperative antifungal therapy for pulmonary aspergilloma (PA) patients who underwent video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lung resection. METHODS: We enrolled 22 PA patients who underwent VATS lung resection between 2014 and 2018. Of these, 12 patients were prescribed antifungal agents during the perioperative period (group A), and the other 10 were treated with surgery alone without any antifungal therapy postoperatively (group B). All patients were immunocompetent. RESULTS: Seven patients (58.3%) developed postoperative complications in group A, including 2 cases of empyema (16.7%), 1 case of bronchopleural fistula (8.3%), 1 case of pneumonia (8.3%), 1 case of wound infection (8.3%), 1 case of bleeding (8.3%) and 1 case of atelectasis (8.3%). In group B, 3 patients (30%) developed postoperative complications, including 2 cases of pneumonia (20%) and 1 case of empyema (10%). There was no significant difference between the groups with respect to postoperative complications rates (P=0.23). The follow-up period ranged from 1 to 38 months (a median of 19 months), during which no hospital deaths, recurrence of disease or lesion relapses were noted in either group. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggested that postoperative adjuvant antifungal therapy has limited advantages for the surgical treatment of PA in immunocompetent patients.
BACKGROUND: The aim of this current retrospective study was to assess the necessity of postoperative antifungal therapy for pulmonary aspergilloma (PA) patients who underwent video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lung resection. METHODS: We enrolled 22 PA patients who underwent VATS lung resection between 2014 and 2018. Of these, 12 patients were prescribed antifungal agents during the perioperative period (group A), and the other 10 were treated with surgery alone without any antifungal therapy postoperatively (group B). All patients were immunocompetent. RESULTS: Seven patients (58.3%) developed postoperative complications in group A, including 2 cases of empyema (16.7%), 1 case of bronchopleural fistula (8.3%), 1 case of pneumonia (8.3%), 1 case of wound infection (8.3%), 1 case of bleeding (8.3%) and 1 case of atelectasis (8.3%). In group B, 3 patients (30%) developed postoperative complications, including 2 cases of pneumonia (20%) and 1 case of empyema (10%). There was no significant difference between the groups with respect to postoperative complications rates (P=0.23). The follow-up period ranged from 1 to 38 months (a median of 19 months), during which no hospital deaths, recurrence of disease or lesion relapses were noted in either group. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggested that postoperative adjuvant antifungal therapy has limited advantages for the surgical treatment of PA in immunocompetent patients.
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Keywords:
Pulmonary aspergillosis; antifungal agents; video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)
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