Plante A, Guinde J, Boudreau C, Maltais F, Martel S, Delage A, Fortin M. A Rare Complication: Development of an Aspergilloma after Endobronchial Coil Placement in a COPD Patient.
Respiration 2019;
99:423-425. [PMID:
31622972 DOI:
10.1159/000503363]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Endobronchial coils are a relatively novel endoscopic lung volume reduction modality that aims to increase functional capacity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Two major trials have studied the safety and efficacy of this therapy, but long-term safety has not been studied. Adverse events reported are mainly periprocedural pneumothoraces and early bacterial infectious complications. We report the case of a patient with severe emphysema (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease stage IV COPD) who developed endobronchial coil-associated aspergillomas 3 years after coil placement.
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