The management of postoperative COVID-19 pneumonia in a case with right pneumonectomy

Bülent Mustafa Yenigün

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2021.20074

Bülent Mustafa Yenigün¹, Farrukh Ibrahimov¹, Yusuf Kahya¹, Gökhan Kocaman¹, Ezgi Gülten², Mehmet Serhat Birengel², Cabir Yüksel¹, Hakan Kutlay¹

¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
²Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2021.20074

A 61-year-old male patient was hospitalized for the evaluation of a lung mass. The patient underwent right pneumonectomy. Although reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction tests were negative for COVID-19, the diagnosis was supported by thoracic computed tomography. The patient responded to COVID-19 treatment, as evidenced by thoracic computed tomography. This case report highlights the importance of prompt diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 in a patient who underwent pneumonectomy, which has high mortality and morbidity rates.

Keywords : Pneumonectomy, pneumonia, thoracic surgery

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