Hamad Abdel-Mohsen Mahmoud, El-Saka Hala Ahmed
Department of Thoracic Surgery, King Fahd Specialist Hospital, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2021 Jul 26;33(2):322-324. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivab072.
A middle aged COVID-19 male patient presented 2 weeks after discharge with new onset of dyspnoea and desaturation. Radiological studies revealed right side pneumothorax and lower lobe cystic air space. Chest drain was inserted and on a later date the patient underwent thoracoscopic surgery where a large pneumatocele was identified. Deroofing and closure of sources of air leak were done. Histopathological examination demonstrated extensive fibrosis, intra-alveolar Haemorrhage and pneumocytes hyperplasia.
一名中年男性新冠患者出院2周后出现新发呼吸困难和血氧饱和度下降。影像学检查显示右侧气胸和下叶囊性气腔。插入胸腔引流管，之后患者接受了胸腔镜手术，术中发现一个大的肺气囊。进行了去顶术并封闭漏气来源。组织病理学检查显示广泛纤维化、肺泡内出血和肺细胞增生。
