Successful management of gastropulmonary fistula due to invasive fungal infection after chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation: a case report

Successful management of gastropulmonary fistula due to invasive fungal infection after chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation: a case report

Background. Invasive fungal infections (IFI) contribute significantly to mortality and morbidity in patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy for hematologic malignancies. Acquired gastropulmonary fistula is a rare complication of IFI. Material and methods. We present a case history of a pat...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ričardas Janilionis, Lina Lukoševičiūtė, Virgilijus Beiša, Valdemaras Jotautas, Roberta Petrauskaitė, Valdas Pečeliūnas, Renata Jucaitienė
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2016-11-01
Series:Acta Medica Lituanica
Subjects:
invasive fungal infection after immunosuppresive chemotherapy
pulmonary resection
acquired gastropulmonary fistula
Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/21352

Similar Items

Similar Items