For Aspergillosis, which surgical treatment is listed as an option?

For Aspergillosis, which surgical treatment is listed as an option?

• A. Wide excision (Lobectomy)
• B. Pneumonectomy
• C. Segmentectomy
• D. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Answer: (A)

Pulmonary aspergillosis often presents as an aspergilloma, a fungus ball that colonizes a preexisting lung cavity. The treatment aimed at definitively removing the fungus is surgical resection of the affected tissue, and when the disease involves an entire lobe, removing that lobe—a lobectomy—provides the most reliable cure and minimizes recurrence or ongoing bleeding. More extensive surgery like pneumonectomy is reserved for widespread disease but comes with greater risk, while segmentectomy can be considered if only a small segment is involved and lung preservation is essential. Techniques such as video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery describe the approach to resection, not the specific resection needed.

Pulmonary aspergillosis often presents as an aspergilloma, a fungus ball that colonizes a preexisting lung cavity. The treatment aimed at definitively removing the fungus is surgical resection of the affected tissue, and when the disease involves an entire lobe, removing that lobe—a lobectomy—provides the most reliable cure and minimizes recurrence or ongoing bleeding. More extensive surgery like pneumonectomy is reserved for widespread disease but comes with greater risk, while segmentectomy can be considered if only a small segment is involved and lung preservation is essential. Techniques such as video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery describe the approach to resection, not the specific resection needed.