Colon perforation as a complication of COVID-19: a case report

Nakatsutsumi, Keita; Endo, Akira; Okuzawa, Hiraaki; Onishi, Iichiro; Koyanagi, Anri; Nagaoka, Eiki; Morishita, Koji; Aiboshi, Junichi; Otomo, Yasuhiro

doi:10.1186/s40792-021-01261-0

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“…We also identified 30 case reports or case series [ 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 ] presenting 34 cases of acute bowel ischemia in patients positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection in different clinical settings. 8 cases were previously hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia and under anticoagulant medication ( Table 2 ).…”

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“…Laparotomy with resection of the necrotic bowel should be performed as quickly as possible to avoid perforation and septic shock. In cases in which intestinal viability cannot be established with certainty, a second look laparotomy was performed after 24–48 h [ 43 ] or the abdominal cavity was left open, using negative pressure systems such as ABTHERA [ 51 ], and successive segmentary enterectomy was performed.…”

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Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in COVID-19 Patients

Serban¹,

Tribus²,

Vancea³

et al. 2021

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Acute mesenteric ischemia is a rare but extremely severe complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The present review aims to document the clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings, management, and outcomes of acute intestinal ischemia in COVID-19 patients. A comprehensive search was performed on PubMed and Web of Science with the terms “COVID-19” and “bowel ischemia” OR “intestinal ischemia” OR “mesenteric ischemia” OR “mesenteric thrombosis”. After duplication removal, a total of 36 articles were included, reporting data on a total of 89 patients, 63 being hospitalized at the moment of onset. Elevated D-dimers, leukocytosis, and C reactive protein (CRP) were present in most reported cases, and a contrast-enhanced CT exam confirms the vascular thromboembolism and offers important information about the bowel viability. There are distinct features of bowel ischemia in non-hospitalized vs. hospitalized COVID-19 patients, suggesting different pathological pathways. In ICU patients, the most frequently affected was the large bowel alone (56%) or in association with the small bowel (24%), with microvascular thrombosis. Surgery was necessary in 95.4% of cases. In the non-hospitalized group, the small bowel was involved in 80%, with splanchnic veins or arteries thromboembolism, and a favorable response to conservative anticoagulant therapy was reported in 38.4%. Mortality was 54.4% in the hospitalized group and 21.7% in the non-hospitalized group (p < 0.0001). Age over 60 years (p = 0.043) and the need for surgery (p = 0.019) were associated with the worst outcome. Understanding the mechanisms involved and risk factors may help adjust the thromboprophylaxis and fluid management in COVID-19 patients.

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Colon perforation as a complication of COVID-19: a case report

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Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in COVID-19 Patients

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