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Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for patients with pulmonary coccidioidomycosis Awais Ashfaq, MD, Holenarasipur R. Vikram, MD, Janis E. Blair, MD, Dawn E. Jaroszewski, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 148, Issue 4, Pages 1217-1223 (October 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.02.014 Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Computed tomography scan of the chest showing 2 cavitary lesions with pleural thickening (arrows) in a patient presenting with pulmonary coccidioidomycosis. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 1217-1223DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.02.014) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 A 55-year-old man with a history of hepatocellular carcinoma presented with positive findings on PET of a new right lower nodule. Final pathology after VATS excision identified coccidioidomycosis. CT, Computed tomography; PET, positron emission tomography. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 1217-1223DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.02.014) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 A, Intraoperative image of a cavitary lesion (arrow) in a patient undergoing VATS for resection of pulmonary coccidioidomycosis. B, Resected specimen from a patient with pulmonary coccidioidomycosis complicated by empyema (arrow). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 1217-1223DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.02.014) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions