Can Pneumothorax be the Cause of Aspergilloma?

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Bullectomy and pleurodesis are frequently used for the surgical treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax. Bullectomy and pleurodesis are combined to prevent recurrence, but when pleurodesis causes chest wall and bullous lung neovascularization, it is applied particularly to the apical region. The resulting sterile area, however, may lead to many complex clinical problems, such as aspergillus. In the present study we present a case who underwent a right upper lobectomy due to hemoptysis complications related to aspergilloma, arising from the sterile space in the right hemithorax after a tube thoracostomy performed 7 years previously.