Table 1.
Patient clinical characteristics
| Variable | Total | With flap | Without flap | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 65 ± 8 | 65 ± 7 | 66 ± 9 | 0.824 |
| Sex (Male/Female) | 14/2 | 6/0 | 8/2 | 0.500 |
| Smoking status (Current/Former/Never) | 10/2/4 | 3/0/3 | 7/2/1 | 0.108 |
| Smoking index (pack-year), mean ± SD | 31 ± 26 | 18 ± 20 | 39 ± 27 | 0.130 |
| Body mass index (<18.5/≥ 18.5) | 6/10 | 3/3 | 3/7 | 0.607 |
| Performance status (0/1/2/3) | 13/1/2/0 | 4/1/1 | 9/0/1 | 0.309 |
| Underlying lung disorders (Tbc/others/none) | 9/4/3 | 3/1/2 | 6/3/1 | 0.498 |
| Tuberculosis | 9 | 3 | 6 | |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 6 | 1 | 5 | |
| Pneumothorax | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lung cancer | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| None | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Comorbidity (diabetes mellitus/others) | 10/6 | 4/2 | 6/4 | 1.000 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 10 | 4 | 6 | |
| Chronic renal failure | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Othersa | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| None | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Location; RUL/LUL | 10/6 | 3/3 | 7/3 | 0.607 |
| Size of fungus ball (cm), mean ± SD | 3.4 ± 1.4 | 3.9 ± 1.9 | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 0.262 |
| Type of aspergilloma (simple/complex) | 1/15 | 6/0 | 9/1 | 1.000 |
| Preoperative antifungal therapy | 13/3 | 6/0 | 7/3 | 0.250 |
| Preoperative bronchial artery embolization | 9/7 | 4/2 | 5/5 | 0.633 |
SD standard deviation; aOthers = liver cirrhosis, ulcerative colitis with steroid use, Marfan syndrome, dilated cardiomyopathy, and gastric cancer