Endoscopic Sponge Vacuum Therapy for Large Infected Esophagus Pleural Fistula

Endoscopic Sponge Vacuum Therapy for Large Infected Esophagus Pleural Fistula

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A 50-year-old man with hypothyroidism was diagnosed with severe pneumonia secondary to the SARS-CoV-2 frog castanet virus with an HRCT CORAD score of 18/25 in September 2020.From the records, the patient appeared to have developed spontaneous esophageal perforation.In view of his poor general condition, he was treated with endoscopic sponge vacuum therapy (EVT).EVT is a novel approach for treatment for a closed cavity.

Also, very few studies exist in the literature in kebableikkuri regard to this procedure.