Open AccessTracheo‐esophageal fistula and pleural empyema in the course of SARS‐CoV ‐2 infection—A case report
Author(s) -
Kubik Hanna,
Smyła Wiktoria,
Herba Mikołaj,
Białka Szymon,
Rydel Mateusz
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6400
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracotomy , empyema , fistula , surgery , esophagus , pleural empyema , tracheoesophageal fistula , lung , abscess
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.