Tracheo‐esophageal fistula and pleural empyema in the course of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection—A case report

Abstract

Abstract We report a 49‐year‐old patient with COVID‐19 who developed lung abscess, pleural empyema, and tracheo‐esophageal fistula. He underwent cervicotomy, segmental tracheal resection, esophageal‐tracheal fistula excision, and suturing the esophagus, and a classic thoracotomy was performed. Despite the severe infection, the patient was discharged home after successful surgical treatment.

Keywords

• pleural empyema
• SARS‐CoV‐2
• tracheo‐esophageal fistula