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Cirugía y cirujanos
versión On-line ISSN 2444-054Xversión impresa ISSN 0009-7411
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HERNANDEZ-FONSECA, Arturo Y.; PEREZ-MARTINEZ, Carlos Adrián y PADILLA-SANTAMARIA, Fernando. Pneumomediastinum and air leaks secondary to COVID-19: Expectant vs. invasive management of a rare complication. Cir. cir. [online]. 2022, vol.90, n.4, pp.543-547. Epub 19-Ago-2022. ISSN 2444-054X. https://doi.org/10.24875/ciru.21000607.
Several alterations that, due to their pathophysiology, are collectively classified as “air leaks”, have been rare complications of COVID-19 pneumonia. In the context of infection by SARS-CoV-2, the debate arises as to whether these are classified as spontaneous or secondary, since the multiple mechanisms of pulmonary structural damage that COVID-19 entails condition lung fragility in a patient in short time. For the above, we presents the case of a 36-year-old female patient with COVID-19 complicated with pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in order to illustrate and discuss these complications.
Palabras llave : Coronavirus infections; Lung injury; Air leaks; Pneumonia; Pneumomediastinum.