| Autor: |
Sergio Lopez-Fernandez, José Andrés Molino, Pere Soler-Palacín, Natalia Mendoza-Palomar, Maria Luz Uria Oficialdegui, Manuel López, Gabriela Guillén Burrieza |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| DOI: |
10.22541/au.165148923.37667043/v1 |
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INTRODUCTION: Invasive Pulmonary Fungal Infections (IPFI) represent a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The exact role of surgery is not well defined. This study aims to analyze our experience with surgical treatment of IPFI in immunocompromised pediatric patients and, secondarily, to compare the IPFI caused by Aspergillus spp. with other fungal infections. METHODS: retrospective review (2000-2019) of patients with IPFI surgically treated at our pediatric institution. Statistical analysis was used to compare data between Aspergillus spp. and non-Aspergillus IPFI. RESULTS: twenty-five patients (64% females) underwent 29 surgical lung resections. Median age at surgery was 7.19 years (1.63-19.14). The most frequent underlying condition (64%) was acute leukemia. Surgical indications included persistence or worsening of symptoms and pathological image findings (52%) or asymptomatic suspicious lesions in patients scheduled for intensive cytotoxic treatments or HSCT (48%). All patients underwent atypical lung resections, except one lobectomy. Aspergillus spp. was the most frequently isolated pathogen (68%). Follow up was 4.07 years (0.07-18.07). Surgery-related mortality was 0% but 4 patients died in the 100 days following surgery (2 due to disseminated fungal infection); the remaining 21 didn’t show signs of IPFI recurrence. Non-specific consolidations on CT scan were more frequent in non-Aspergillus IPFI (p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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