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Bronchopulmonary Fistula Development in an Elderly Male With COVID-19 Infection

COVID-19 pneumonia can cause a wide range of complications including pneumothorax and empyema. However, in severe cases, it can lead to bronchopulmonary fistula (BPF) formation and a persistent air leak due to a connection between the pleural space and the bronchial tree. We report the case of a 77-...

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Autores principales: Malkoc, Aldin, Gill, Harpreet, Liu, Natalie, Nguyen, Danny T, Phan, Alexander T, Nguyen, Alexandra, Toporoff, Bruce
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9764027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36561584
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.31686