Bronchopleural Fistula and Endobronchial Valve Placement in a Patient With COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Case Report With Literature Review

Bronchopleural fistulas (BPFs) are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Though most commonly seen after surgical interventions, they are increasingly reported as complications of COVID-19 infection. We present the case of an 86-year-old man with COVID-19 pneumonia and subsequent bronchopleu...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 14; no. 4; p. e24202
Main Authors Umar, Zaryab, Ilyas, Usman, Ashfaq, Salman, Shah, Deesha, Nassar, Mahmoud, Trandafirescu, Theo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Springer Nature B.V 17.04.2022
Cureus
Subjects
Blood
Case reports
Catheters
Chemotherapy
Chest tubes
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Dehydrogenases
Fistula
Hospitals
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
Literature reviews
Lungs
Medical imaging
Morbidity
Mortality
Oxygen saturation
Pneumonectomy
Pneumonia
Pneumothorax
Pulmonology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Suctioning
Tomography
X-rays
endobronchial valve
covid-19
bronchopleural fistula
interventional pulmonology
pneumothorax
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Summary:Bronchopleural fistulas (BPFs) are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Though most commonly seen after surgical interventions, they are increasingly reported as complications of COVID-19 infection. We present the case of an 86-year-old man with COVID-19 pneumonia and subsequent bronchopleural fistula (BPF) with persistent air leak. Endobronchial valves were placed in apical and posterior segments of the right upper lobe resulting in successful cessation of the air leak. The purpose of the case report and literature review is to help guide the management of persistent air leak.
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ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.24202