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Editor, Senior Moderator
Med Ultrason
. 2022 Jan 3.
doi: 10.11152/mu-3538. Online ahead of print.
Scoping Review: Ultrasonographic evidence of intraabdominal manifestations of COVID-19 infection
Sirine Dehmani[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nadine Penkalla[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ernst Michael Jung[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Chiara De Molo[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Carla Serra[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Beatrice Hoffmann[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Cheng Fang[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Christoph F Dietrich[SUP] 6 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that in the majority of patients will only cause mild symptoms. The most common serious complication is COVID-19 pneumonia, however, gastrointestinal (GI) COV-ID-19 is also a frequent presentation and likely due to the high expression of the ACE2 receptor in the GI tract. As diagnostic ultrasound has been frequently used in the management of this patient cohort, we conducted a literature search with the aim to present and review the currently published evidence of using ultrasound examinations in the management of intraabdominal manifestations of COVID-19. Our analysis showed that sonographic abnormalities of the hepatobiliary system are the most commonly reported findings in adults, while gastrointestinal abnormalities are the most common findings in children. The most severe complications are related to thromboembolic complications in the intensive care unit.
. 2022 Jan 3.
doi: 10.11152/mu-3538. Online ahead of print.
Scoping Review: Ultrasonographic evidence of intraabdominal manifestations of COVID-19 infection
Sirine Dehmani[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nadine Penkalla[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ernst Michael Jung[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Chiara De Molo[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Carla Serra[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Beatrice Hoffmann[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Cheng Fang[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Christoph F Dietrich[SUP] 6 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35045143
- DOI: 10.11152/mu-3538
Abstract
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that in the majority of patients will only cause mild symptoms. The most common serious complication is COVID-19 pneumonia, however, gastrointestinal (GI) COV-ID-19 is also a frequent presentation and likely due to the high expression of the ACE2 receptor in the GI tract. As diagnostic ultrasound has been frequently used in the management of this patient cohort, we conducted a literature search with the aim to present and review the currently published evidence of using ultrasound examinations in the management of intraabdominal manifestations of COVID-19. Our analysis showed that sonographic abnormalities of the hepatobiliary system are the most commonly reported findings in adults, while gastrointestinal abnormalities are the most common findings in children. The most severe complications are related to thromboembolic complications in the intensive care unit.