Surgical treatment of latent infection of 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) with esophageal foreign body perforation: A case report / 中国胸心血管外科临床杂志

@#This study reports the surgical treatment of a female patient at age of 64 years with novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) latent infection complicated with esophageal foreign body perforation with no significant changes in the lung CT. The patient was confirmed as SARS-CoV-2 infection on the 4th day after surgery and then was transferred into the Department of Infectious Disease in our hospital for treatment. This case has guiding value for the operation of thoracic surgery during the outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia.

Perforación esofágica por cuerpo extraño / Esophageal perforation by foreign body

Presentamos un caso de perforación esofágica por cuerpo extraño. Las causas de perforación esofágica pueden clasificarse en: instrumentales, espontáneas, quirúrgicas, traumáticas y cuerpos extraños. La perforación esofágica es una situación grave con alto índice de morbimortalidad debido a su difícil diagnóstico y falta de consenso pleno en su tratamiento. La clínica es polimorfa e inespecífica y el diagnóstico requiere alto grado de sospecha. La mortalidad oscila entre 10 y 40%.

We report a case of esophageal foreign body perforation. The causes of esophageal perforation can be classified into: instrumental, spontaneous, surgical, trauma and foreign bodies. Esophageal perforation is a serious condition with high morbidity and mortality rates due to its difficult diagnosis and lack of full consensus on treatment. The clinic is polymorphous and unspecific and diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion. Mortality ranges from 10 to 40%.