Open AccessAcute Mesenteric Ischemia in Severe Coronavirus (COVID19): Cases Report of 3 Patients
Author(s) -
B Acidi.,
N AlChirazi.,
N Medjmadj.,
Ficms Yusra Hayder Taha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
surgical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2377-8407
DOI - 10.17140/sroj-6-126
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , lesion , coronavirus , disease , gastroenterology , ischemia , inflammatory bowel disease , mesenteric ischemia , respiratory system , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease with pulmonary infection, but some patients experiment gastrointestinal symptoms, in the literature only few cases of mesenteric ischemia in patients with severe COVID-19 infections have been described. Cases We present 3 cases of patient with severe COVID-19, with gastrointestinal manifestation in which bowel lesion was observed and which took benefits from bowel resections. No evidence available conclusively demonstrated a thrombotic or embolic event in our cases, therefore a precise knowledge of the mechanism of bowel lesion in COVID-19 patients is essential. Clinical managing patients with COVID-19 whom manifest gastrointestinal symptomatology should be aware of the mesenteric ischemia involvement. Conclusion In conclusion, patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may show atypical presentations, such as gastrointestinal symptoms, precise knowledge of the mechanism of bowel lesion in COVID-19 patients are essential.