Case Rep Gastrointest Med . Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in a COVID-19 Patient: Delay in Referral and Recommendation for Surgery

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Case Rep Gastrointest Med


. 2021 Nov 12;2021:1999931.
doi: 10.1155/2021/1999931. eCollection 2021.
Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in a COVID-19 Patient: Delay in Referral and Recommendation for Surgery


Mohammad Hossein Bagheripour ¹ , Mohammad Ali Zakeri ^{2 3}



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• PMID: 34777882
• PMCID: PMC8589525
• DOI: 10.1155/2021/1999931

Abstract

Coronavirus (COVID-19) is more common with symptoms such as fever, dry cough, and shortness of breath. However, it may be associated with COVID-19-induced gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms including acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI). These conditions make the diagnosis of AMI challenging. Timely referral with correct diagnosis and attention to the uncommon symptoms of COVID-19 can play an important role in the management and treatment of AMI in COVID-19 patients. We present a patient with AMI due to thrombotic complications of COVID-19, who referred to the hospital too late and ignored the recommendation for abdominal surgery.