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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;88:404. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.05.030
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Original Articles: General Thoracic

Invited Commentary

Shari L. Meyerson, MD

Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, 1501 N Campbell Ave, Rm #4402, Tucson, AZ 85724

(Email: smeyerson@surgery.arizona.edu).

The first 20% of the full text of this article appears below.

Fungal infections of the lungs have traditionally represented a very small component of the practice of most thoracic surgeons. Hammoud and colleagues [1] present a realistic look at the spectrum of clinical disease seen by the practicing surgeon in a region with endemic histoplasmosis. The identification of only 49 patients during a 17-year period in an endemic area highlights the rarity with which the sequelae of histoplasmosis require surgical intervention.

The authors divide their patients into three subgroups of disease, each of which requires different strategies for management. Broncholithiasis is the most straightforward surgically. The goal is . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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