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

• Published in: Curēus (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
• Language: English
• 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

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...