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  • Title: [Pulmonary dirofilariasis resected by video-assisted thoracoscopy; report of a case].
    Author: Kawahira T, Kanda H, Iwasaki T, Iwahashi K, Murayama T, Bando K.
    Journal: Kyobu Geka; 2004 May; 57(5):424-6. PubMed ID: 15151050.
    Abstract:
    A 35-year-old female was admitted for biopsy of abnormal shadow on chest X-ray. She was operated on for partial wedge resection of the right lower lobe by video-assisted thoracoscopy without complication. Pathological findings in operation showed inflammatory benign tissues and suggested pulmonary dirofilariasis. Serologic examination was negative after operation, however histological diagnosis supported pulmonary dirofilariasis because a pulmonary artery embolism of calcified tissues consisted of non-human cells. There may be many cases due to old infections like this one, so it is important to consider it for diagnosis and perform more positive surgical procedures. We review a case of pulmonary dirofilariasis safely resected by video-assisted thoracoscopy for diagnosis by exclusion.
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