Journals / Cerrahpaşa Medical Journal / 2020 / Cilt: 44 - Sayı: 3

Postoperative Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection in a Patient with Recurrent Colon Carcinoma: First Surgical Case Experience in the Pandemic

Nüks Kolon Karsinomu Olan Hastada Postoperatif Dönemde COVID-19 Enfeksiyonu: Pandemideki İlk Cerrahi Tecrübesi

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153–156
Publication Date
2022-10-12
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In this case, we saw that surgical complications and COVID-19 symptoms can overlap during the postoperative period.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a disease that can present in different ways depending primarily on the age, gender, presence of comorbidities, and immune status of the patients.
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Key Findings & Data:In this report, we aimed to present the case of detection of postoperative COVID-19 infection in a patient with a diagnosis of recurrent colon tumor.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this case, we saw that surgical complications and COVID-19 symptoms can overlap during the postoperative period.
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Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a disease that can present in different ways depending primarily on the age, gender, presence of comorbidities, and immune status of the patients. In this report, we aimed to present the case of detection of postoperative COVID-19 infection in a patient with a diagnosis of recurrent colon tumor. This case was also the first surgical case of COVID-19 infection at the general surgery clinic of the oldest university hospital in Istanbul. A 73-year-old male patient underwent surgery owing to recurrent colon carcinoma. He did not have any known lung disease. Complementary colectomy, splenectomy, and liver metastasectomy were performed. He was discharged on postoperative day 8. However, the patient was admitted to the emergency room again the next day because of vomiting and abdominal distention. There were no active leakage findings on radiologic screening. Despite antibiotherapy, the patient continued to have high C-reactive protein levels during follow-up, and he also had a fever and respiratory difficulties. The findings on chest computed tomography scan indicated bilateral pneumonic infiltrations and acute respiratory distress syndrome. The patient tested positive for COVID-19 with the polymerase chain reaction test. Despite intensive care support, the patient died of COVID-19 pneumonia. Despite the COVID-19 outbreak, urgent surgical procedures and oncological surgeries continued to be performed. Many complications can be seen in oncological patients after surgical procedures. In this case, we saw that surgical complications and COVID-19 symptoms can overlap during the postoperative period.

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COVID-19, esas olarak hastaların yaşına, cinsiyetine, komorbid hastalık varlığına ve bağışıklık durumuna bağlı olarak farklı şekillerde ortaya çıkabilen bir hastalıktır. Nüks kolon tümörü tanısı ile ameliyat edilen ve COVID-19 tespit edilen olguyu sunmayı amaçladık. Olgu aynı zamanda İstanbul’daki en eski Üniversite Hastanesi Genel Cerrahi Kliniğinde COVID-19 tanılı ilk cerrahi olguydu. Yetmiş üç yaşında erkek hasta nüks kolon karsinomu nedeniyle ameliyat edildi. Bilinen bir akciğer hastalığı yoktu. Tamamlayıcı kolektomi, splenektomi ve karaciğer metastazektomi operasyonu yapıldı. Postoperatif 8. günde taburcu edildi. Ancak hasta ertesi gün kusma ve karın şişliği nedeniyle acil servise başvurdu. Radyolojik görüntülemede aktif anastomoz kaçağı bulgusu yoktu. Antibiyoterapiye rağmen hastanın takibinde yüksek CRP değerleri devam etti ve ayrıca ateş ve solunum güçlüğü vardı. Toraks BT’deki görünüm bilateral pnömonik infiltrasyonlar ve ARDS ile uyumlu idi. COVID-19 için yapılan PCR testi pozitifti. Yoğun bakım desteğine rağmen, hasta COVID-19 pnömonisi nedeniyle kaybedildi. COVID-19 salgınına rağmen acil cerrahi işlemler ve onkolojik ameliyatlar yapılmaya devam edilmektedir. Onkolojik hastalarda cerrahi operasyondan sonra birçok komplikasyon görülebilir. Olgumuzla ameliyat sonrası dönemde cerrahi komplikasyonların ve COVID-19 semptomlarının üst üste gelebileceğini gördük.

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ZENGİN, A. K., BALKAN, İ. İ., ŞANLI, A. N., ULUDAĞ, S. S., GÜREŞ, N. (2022). Postoperative Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection in a Patient with Recurrent Colon Carcinoma: First Surgical Case Experience in the Pandemic. Cerrahpaşa Medical Journal, Cilt: 44 - Sayı: 3, 153–156. https://ajindex.com/articles/473161

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