• Ann. Thorac. Surg. · Jan 2021

    Case Reports

    SURGICAL RESECTIONS OF SUPERINFECTED PNEUMATOCELES IN A COVID-19 PATIENT.

    • Massimo Castiglioni, Giuseppe Pelosi, Alberto Meroni, Marta Tagliabue, Elisabetta Uslenghi, Davide Salaris, and Matteo Incarbone.
    • Thoracic Surgery Department, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico MultiMedica, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: massimo.castiglioni@multimedica.it.
    • Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2021 Jan 1; 111 (1): e23-e25.

    AbstractEmerging 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.Copyright © 2021 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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