Acute mesenteric ischemia in COVID-19: Case report and current understanding

Introduction: Since the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in December 2019, various thrombotic complications have been frequently reported in patients with infection. Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is a rare but life-threatening complication in this disease, which requires early recog...

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Autores principales: Chandrakar, Saurabh, Sangadala, Priyanka, Gupta, Megha, Kumar A, Deepak, Agarwal, Ankit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: HBKU Press 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8886623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35284298
http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2022.11
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Sumario:Introduction: Since the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in December 2019, various thrombotic complications have been frequently reported in patients with infection. Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is a rare but life-threatening complication in this disease, which requires early recognition and prompt treatment. Case presentation: We report two cases of COVID-19-related AMI. Both patients underwent emergency laparotomy for small bowel ischemia. The first patient received prompt intervention and was discharged 5 days after surgery. The second patient presented late to the hospital and succumbed 72 h after surgery. Conclusion: These two cases highlight the importance of high suspicion, early recognition, and prompt treatment in patients with abdominal symptoms related to COVID-19.

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