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Editor, Senior Moderator
World J Radiol
. 2021 Jul 28;13(7):227-232.
doi: 10.4329/wjr.v13.i7.227.
Abdominal imaging in COVID-19
Daniel Vasile Balaban[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Oana Madalina Baston[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mariana Jinga[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Initially thought of as a respiratory infection, coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is now recognized as a complex disease with a wide clinical spectrum, including digestive involvement. While several studies have evaluated chest imaging findings in COVID-19, few papers have looked at the abdominal imaging features of these patients. Liver, biliary, pancreas and bowel involvement have been reported in COVID-19 infected patients. In this review, we aim to summarize currently available data related to abdominal imaging techniques in COVID-19, in accordance with relevant clinical and laboratory workup of these patients. Underlying mechanisms, indications and imaging findings related to COVID-19 are discussed based on published data. Also, practice points for clinicians are highlighted in order to adequately recognize digestive-related injuries of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. While there's been a steady accumulation of data with respect to abdominal imaging findings in COVID-19, currently available recommendations are based on limited research. There is a wide spectrum of abdominal imaging findings in COVID-19, which includes hepato-biliary, pancreatic and luminal pathology.
Keywords: COVID-19; Computed tomography; Digestive; Features; Gastrointestinal; Imaging; Ultrasound.
. 2021 Jul 28;13(7):227-232.
doi: 10.4329/wjr.v13.i7.227.
Abdominal imaging in COVID-19
Daniel Vasile Balaban[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Oana Madalina Baston[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mariana Jinga[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34367509
- PMCID: PMC8326151
- DOI: 10.4329/wjr.v13.i7.227
Abstract
Initially thought of as a respiratory infection, coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is now recognized as a complex disease with a wide clinical spectrum, including digestive involvement. While several studies have evaluated chest imaging findings in COVID-19, few papers have looked at the abdominal imaging features of these patients. Liver, biliary, pancreas and bowel involvement have been reported in COVID-19 infected patients. In this review, we aim to summarize currently available data related to abdominal imaging techniques in COVID-19, in accordance with relevant clinical and laboratory workup of these patients. Underlying mechanisms, indications and imaging findings related to COVID-19 are discussed based on published data. Also, practice points for clinicians are highlighted in order to adequately recognize digestive-related injuries of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. While there's been a steady accumulation of data with respect to abdominal imaging findings in COVID-19, currently available recommendations are based on limited research. There is a wide spectrum of abdominal imaging findings in COVID-19, which includes hepato-biliary, pancreatic and luminal pathology.
Keywords: COVID-19; Computed tomography; Digestive; Features; Gastrointestinal; Imaging; Ultrasound.