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Surviving COVID-19 and multiple complications post total laryngectomy

The clinical manifestation of novel COVID-19 is variable. Pre-existing carcinoma and other comorbidities have been associated with increased COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality. Surgical intervention for advanced laryngeal carcinoma in old age during the COVID-19 pandemic may pose multiple chal...

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Autores principales: Singh, Arpana, Bhardwaj, Abhishek, Ravichandran, Nivedhan, Malhotra, Manu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8319965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34321272
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-244277
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author Singh, Arpana
Bhardwaj, Abhishek
Ravichandran, Nivedhan
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description The clinical manifestation of novel COVID-19 is variable. Pre-existing carcinoma and other comorbidities have been associated with increased COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality. Surgical intervention for advanced laryngeal carcinoma in old age during the COVID-19 pandemic may pose multiple challenges to the patient and the treatment team. We report a case of a 67-year-old elderly man who developed SARS-CoV-2 infection on the 21st day following total laryngectomy and neck dissection. The postoperative period was complicated by sequential development of pulmonary embolism, neck infection, pharyngeal leak and COVID-19 which were managed successfully. No close contacts were positive on the reverse transcription-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2. The patient is in follow-up for the past 7 months without any recurrence or COVID-19-related morbidity. The successful recovery and no cross-infection may be attributed to early diagnosis, immediate intervention and properly implemented institutional infection control policy.
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spelling pubmed-83199652021-08-02 Surviving COVID-19 and multiple complications post total laryngectomy Singh, Arpana Bhardwaj, Abhishek Ravichandran, Nivedhan Malhotra, Manu BMJ Case Rep Case Report The clinical manifestation of novel COVID-19 is variable. Pre-existing carcinoma and other comorbidities have been associated with increased COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality. Surgical intervention for advanced laryngeal carcinoma in old age during the COVID-19 pandemic may pose multiple challenges to the patient and the treatment team. We report a case of a 67-year-old elderly man who developed SARS-CoV-2 infection on the 21st day following total laryngectomy and neck dissection. The postoperative period was complicated by sequential development of pulmonary embolism, neck infection, pharyngeal leak and COVID-19 which were managed successfully. No close contacts were positive on the reverse transcription-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2. The patient is in follow-up for the past 7 months without any recurrence or COVID-19-related morbidity. The successful recovery and no cross-infection may be attributed to early diagnosis, immediate intervention and properly implemented institutional infection control policy. BMJ Publishing Group 2021-07-28 /pmc/articles/PMC8319965/ /pubmed/34321272 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-244277 Text en © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. https://bmj.com/coronavirus/usageThis article is made freely available for use in accordance with BMJ’s website terms and conditions for the duration of the covid-19 pandemic or until otherwise determined by BMJ. You may use, download and print the article for any lawful, non-commercial purpose (including text and data mining) provided that all copyright notices and trade marks are retained.
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title_full Surviving COVID-19 and multiple complications post total laryngectomy
title_fullStr Surviving COVID-19 and multiple complications post total laryngectomy
title_full_unstemmed Surviving COVID-19 and multiple complications post total laryngectomy
title_short Surviving COVID-19 and multiple complications post total laryngectomy
title_sort surviving covid-19 and multiple complications post total laryngectomy
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8319965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34321272
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-244277
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