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. 2020 Aug;160(2):e91-e93.
doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.026. Epub 2020 Apr 15.

Clinical course of patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 soon after thoracoscopic lung surgery

Jingyu Huang  1 , Aifen Wang  2 , Ganjun Kang  3 , Dejia Li  4 , Weidong Hu  5
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Clinical course of patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 soon after thoracoscopic lung surgery

Jingyu Huang et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Aug.
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Perioperative chest computed tomography manifestation of 3 patients.
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Perioperative chest computed tomography manifestation of 3 patients with lung tumor underwent thoracoscopic lobectomy. A1, Mixed ground glass opacities (GGOs) located in the right middle lobe (7 days before surgery) in Case 1. A2, No inflammation signs were found in bilateral lung, and a drainage tube was marked by a red arrow (1 day after surgery) in Case 1. A3, Multiple bilateral GGOs, especially subpleural, prominent in the right side were seen. Some fluid was found in the right thoracic cavity (6 days after surgery) in Case 1. B1, A small GGO located in the right lower lobe and suspected as malignancy (before surgery) in Case 2. B2, Large patches of high-density shadow with GGO around in the right lung. Other small GGOs were found in the left lung, some in the subpleural site (4 days after surgery) in Case 2. C1, A solid nodule located in the right lower lobe (before surgery) in Case 3. C2, Multiple bilateral subpleural GGOs were observed. Some fluid was found in the right thoracic cavity (5 days after surgery) in Case 3. C3, Multiple bilateral subpleural GGOs were getting wider and extended to bilateral hilar. The fluid in the right thoracic cavity was increasing (10 days after surgery) in Case 3. C4, The multiple bilateral GGOs had been to some degree absorbed, but the fluid in the right thoracic cavity still increased (21 days after surgery) in Case 3.
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Comment in

  • Commentary: Lung surgery in the time of COVID-19.
    Muñoz-Largacha JA, Wei B. Muñoz-Largacha JA, et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Aug;160(2):e97-e98. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.088. Epub 2020 May 4. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020. PMID: 32507691 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Commentary: Primum non nocere.
    Swanson SJ. Swanson SJ. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Aug;160(2):e95. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.143. Epub 2020 May 12. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020. PMID: 32536408 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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