Abstract
We report a 72-year-old woman who required urgent endonasal trans-sphenoidal surgery (eTSS) because of progressive visual field disturbance due to pituitary adenoma, in whom we conducted reverse-transcriptase-polymerase-chain-reaction (RT-PCR) for COVID-19 and chest CT before eTSS. We took care of her by following the rule for suspected infection patient, and safely completed her treatment without medical staff infection. Under COVID-19 pandemic state, essentially careful management including RT-PCR test and chest CT should be taken for the high infection risk surgeries to avoid the outbreak through the hospital. And the cost of RT-PCR test for the patients should be covered by the government budget.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 100820 |
Journal | Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management |
Volume | 22 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2020/12 |
Keywords
- COVID-19
- Chest CT
- Insurance
- Pandemic
- RT-PCR
- Trans-sphenoidal surgery
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology