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Case Reports
Clinical Course of Three Postoperative Symptomatic COVID-19 Cases in Patients After Lung Lobectomy.
- Mircea Gabriel Stoleriu, Michael Gerckens, Justin Hetrodt, Marion Heiß-Neumann, Ina Koch, Elvira Stacher-Priehse, Julien Dinkel, Jürgen Behr, Uwe Grützner, and Rudolf Hatz.
- Asklepios Lung Clinic Munich-Gauting, Gauting, Germany; Comprehensive Pneumology Center, Helmholtz Center Munich, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Munich, Germany. Electronic address: stoleriu@helmholtz-muenchen.de.
- Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2020 Dec 1; 110 (6): e461-e463.
AbstractThe novel coronavirus disease 2019 is a highly contagious viral infection caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus. Its rapid spread and severe clinical presentation influence patient management in all specialties including thoracic surgery. We report 3 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 occurring in patients shortly after thoracotomy and thoracoscopy procedures, illustrating the imminent threat of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection for thoracic surgery patients.Copyright © 2020 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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