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European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2013; 01(01): 012-014
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1341419
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

First Case Report of Single Port Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Middle Lobectomy for the Treatment of Pulmonary Aspergilloma in a Pediatric Patient

Javier Aragón
1   Department of Thoracic Surgery, Asturias University Central Hospital, Asturias, Spain
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Itzell Pérez Méndez
1   Department of Thoracic Surgery, Asturias University Central Hospital, Asturias, Spain
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27 December 2012

16 January 2013

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19 March 2013 (online)

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Abstract

We present the case of an 11-year-old girl with pulmonary aspergilloma secondary to a hematologic disease successfully treated with a single port video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy. This surgical procedure was not previously reported. We consider this approach to be a safe and appropriate procedure for lung resection, in children or adults requiring minimal intervention and early recovery.

Keywords

single port video-assisted thoracoscopic - aspergilloma
 

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