Tracheo‐esophageal fistula and pleural empyema in the course of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection—A case report

We report a 49‐year‐old patient with COVID‐19 who developed lung abscess, pleural empyema, and tracheo‐esophageal fistula. He underwent cervicotomy, segmental tracheal resection, esophageal‐tracheal fistula excision, and suturing the esophagus, and a classic thoracotomy was performed. Despite the se...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kubik, Hanna, Smyła, Wiktoria, Herba, Mikołaj, Białka, Szymon, Rydel, Mateusz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9528895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36213004
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6400
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Sumario:We report a 49‐year‐old patient with COVID‐19 who developed lung abscess, pleural empyema, and tracheo‐esophageal fistula. He underwent cervicotomy, segmental tracheal resection, esophageal‐tracheal fistula excision, and suturing the esophagus, and a classic thoracotomy was performed. Despite the severe infection, the patient was discharged home after successful surgical treatment.

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