Open AccessFactors affecting surgical resection and treatment outcomes in patients with pulmonary mucormycosis
Author(s) -
Hayoung Cho,
Hyun Lee,
Kyeongman Jeon,
Gee Young Suh,
Sumin Shin,
Hong Kwan Kim,
Kyunga Kim,
Daecheon Jeong,
Hojoong Kim
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2019.01.75
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , mucormycosis , mortality rate , retrospective cohort study , odds ratio , lung cancer surgery , lung cancer
Surgical resection is the cornerstone treatment for pulmonary mucormycosis, a lethal fungal infection. It is unclear why some patients do not receive surgery, and the natural courses of these patients have not been well evaluated.
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