Acute Mesenteric Ischemia as an Early Complication of COVID-19

We herein report a case of a 44-year old male patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who presented with acute mesenteric ischemia. Acute mesenteric ischemia presents with severe abdominal pain, vomiting, and constipation. The case consisted of features typical of acute mesenteric ischemia....

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Autores principales: Sevella, Prerana, Rallabhandi, Sai Sri Harsha, Jahagirdar, Vinay, Kankanala, Shashidhar Reddy, Ginnaram, Akhileshwar Reddy, Rama, Kaanthi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Gastroenterology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8522848/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34671542
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18082
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Sumario:We herein report a case of a 44-year old male patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who presented with acute mesenteric ischemia. Acute mesenteric ischemia presents with severe abdominal pain, vomiting, and constipation. The case consisted of features typical of acute mesenteric ischemia. The patient underwent laparotomy with resection of a gangrenous segment of the bowel. The radiological features of the injury along with the pathophysiology and management have been discussed.

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