Complex pulmonary aspergilloma treated by cavernostomy.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of cavernostomy in patients with complex fungal balls.

Methods: We analyzed the medical records of patients undergoing cavernostomy between January 2005 and May 2013, evaluating: age, gender, preoperative signs and symptoms, predisposing disease, preoperative tests, location of the aspergilloma, etiologic agent, cavernostomy indication, postoperative outcome.

Results: Ten patients were male.

[Usefulness of chest CT in the diagnosis of pulmonary sequestration].

Pulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital anomaly, characterized by nonfunctional embryonic pulmonary tissue. Pulmonary sequestration accounts for 0.15-6.