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Editor, Senior Moderator
Gastroenterol Clin North Am
. 2023 Mar;52(1):49-58.
doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2022.10.001. Epub 2022 Oct 7.
A Surgical Perspective of Gastrointestinal Manifestations and Complications of COVID-19 Infection
Anthony Gebran[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ander Dorken-Gallastegi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Haytham M A Kaafarani[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has quickly spread over the world since December 2019. COVID-19 is a systemic disease that can affect various organs throughout the body. Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms have been reported in 16% to 33% of all patients with COVID-19 and in 75% of critically ill patients. This chapter reviews the GI manifestations of COVID-19 as well as their diagnostic and treatment modalities.
Keywords: COVID-19; Cholecystitis; GI surgery; Mesenteric ischemia; Pancreatitis.
. 2023 Mar;52(1):49-58.
doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2022.10.001. Epub 2022 Oct 7.
A Surgical Perspective of Gastrointestinal Manifestations and Complications of COVID-19 Infection
Anthony Gebran[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ander Dorken-Gallastegi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Haytham M A Kaafarani[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 36813430
- DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2022.10.001
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has quickly spread over the world since December 2019. COVID-19 is a systemic disease that can affect various organs throughout the body. Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms have been reported in 16% to 33% of all patients with COVID-19 and in 75% of critically ill patients. This chapter reviews the GI manifestations of COVID-19 as well as their diagnostic and treatment modalities.
Keywords: COVID-19; Cholecystitis; GI surgery; Mesenteric ischemia; Pancreatitis.