Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in a COVID-19 Patient: Delay in Referral and Recommendation for Surgery

Coronavirus (COVID-19) is more common with symptoms such as fever, dry cough, and shortness of breath. However, it may be associated with COVID-19-induced gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms including acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI). These conditions make the diagnosis of AMI challenging. Timely referral...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mohammad Hossein Bagheripour, Mohammad Ali Zakeri
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Hindawi Limited 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/487b9596fb4c4cac90d32759e9dede22
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
id oai:doaj.org-article:487b9596fb4c4cac90d32759e9dede22
record_format dspace
spelling oai:doaj.org-article:487b9596fb4c4cac90d32759e9dede222021-11-22T01:11:11ZAcute Mesenteric Ischemia in a COVID-19 Patient: Delay in Referral and Recommendation for Surgery2090-653610.1155/2021/1999931https://doaj.org/article/487b9596fb4c4cac90d32759e9dede222021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/1999931https://doaj.org/toc/2090-6536Coronavirus (COVID-19) is more common with symptoms such as fever, dry cough, and shortness of breath. However, it may be associated with COVID-19-induced gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms including acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI). These conditions make the diagnosis of AMI challenging. Timely referral with correct diagnosis and attention to the uncommon symptoms of COVID-19 can play an important role in the management and treatment of AMI in COVID-19 patients. We present a patient with AMI due to thrombotic complications of COVID-19, who referred to the hospital too late and ignored the recommendation for abdominal surgery.Mohammad Hossein BagheripourMohammad Ali ZakeriHindawi LimitedarticleDiseases of the digestive system. GastroenterologyRC799-869ENCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, Vol 2021 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
RC799-869
spellingShingle Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
RC799-869
Mohammad Hossein Bagheripour
Mohammad Ali Zakeri
Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in a COVID-19 Patient: Delay in Referral and Recommendation for Surgery
description Coronavirus (COVID-19) is more common with symptoms such as fever, dry cough, and shortness of breath. However, it may be associated with COVID-19-induced gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms including acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI). These conditions make the diagnosis of AMI challenging. Timely referral with correct diagnosis and attention to the uncommon symptoms of COVID-19 can play an important role in the management and treatment of AMI in COVID-19 patients. We present a patient with AMI due to thrombotic complications of COVID-19, who referred to the hospital too late and ignored the recommendation for abdominal surgery.
format article
author Mohammad Hossein Bagheripour
Mohammad Ali Zakeri
author_facet Mohammad Hossein Bagheripour
Mohammad Ali Zakeri
author_sort Mohammad Hossein Bagheripour
title Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in a COVID-19 Patient: Delay in Referral and Recommendation for Surgery
title_short Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in a COVID-19 Patient: Delay in Referral and Recommendation for Surgery
title_full Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in a COVID-19 Patient: Delay in Referral and Recommendation for Surgery
title_fullStr Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in a COVID-19 Patient: Delay in Referral and Recommendation for Surgery
title_full_unstemmed Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in a COVID-19 Patient: Delay in Referral and Recommendation for Surgery
title_sort acute mesenteric ischemia in a covid-19 patient: delay in referral and recommendation for surgery
publisher Hindawi Limited
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/487b9596fb4c4cac90d32759e9dede22
work_keys_str_mv AT mohammadhosseinbagheripour acutemesentericischemiainacovid19patientdelayinreferralandrecommendationforsurgery
AT mohammadalizakeri acutemesentericischemiainacovid19patientdelayinreferralandrecommendationforsurgery
_version_ 1718418278591758336