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Korean J Gastroenterol
. 2021 Dec 25;78(6):353-358.
doi: 10.4166/kjg.2021.131.
Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis and Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19)
Ulaş Aday[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ercan Gedik[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mehmet Tolga Kafadar[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Erdal Özbek[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV- 2) and has resulted in increased mortality worldwide. Several studies have identified the involvement of the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, and other tissues. Although it has been reported that the angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 receptor affected by SARS-CoV is expressed more in the pancreas than in the lungs, the issue regarding the occurrence of pancreatitis is controversial. SARS Cov-2 rarely causes acute necrotizing pancreatitis without significantly affecting the respiratory and other systems. This paper presents a patient who underwent laparotomy due to acute necrotizing pancreatitis and hemodynamic instability caused by COVID-19 without any known risk factors.
Keywords: COVID-19; Pancreatitis, acute necrotizing; SARS-CoV-2.
. 2021 Dec 25;78(6):353-358.
doi: 10.4166/kjg.2021.131.
Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis and Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19)
Ulaş Aday[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ercan Gedik[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mehmet Tolga Kafadar[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Erdal Özbek[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34955513
- DOI: 10.4166/kjg.2021.131
Abstract
Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV- 2) and has resulted in increased mortality worldwide. Several studies have identified the involvement of the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, and other tissues. Although it has been reported that the angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 receptor affected by SARS-CoV is expressed more in the pancreas than in the lungs, the issue regarding the occurrence of pancreatitis is controversial. SARS Cov-2 rarely causes acute necrotizing pancreatitis without significantly affecting the respiratory and other systems. This paper presents a patient who underwent laparotomy due to acute necrotizing pancreatitis and hemodynamic instability caused by COVID-19 without any known risk factors.
Keywords: COVID-19; Pancreatitis, acute necrotizing; SARS-CoV-2.