Surgical Resections of Superinfected Pneumatoceles in a COVID-19 Patient.
Ann Thorac Surg
; 111(1): e23-e25, 2021 01.
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| ID: mdl-32603707
ABSTRACT
Emerging studies on radiologic findings in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) report a high incidence of bilateral lung involvement, with ground-glass opacities imaging being the most common pattern on computed tomography. Cystic lesions, such as pneumatoceles, are rare, although they may occur in 10% of cases. Cyst formation may be explained by a focal pulmonary trauma caused by mechanical ventilation or infection-related damage to the alveolar walls leading to pneumatoceles. The superinfection of pneumatoceles is a potential life-threatening condition for which no standardized therapeutic algorithm has been accepted. We report a case of a COVID-19 patient successfully treated by lung resections for infected pneumatoceles.
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Sobreinfección
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Quistes
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Thorac Surg
Año:
2021
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Article