Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis and Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19)

Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV- 2) and has resulted in increased mortality worldwide. Several studies have identified the involvement of the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, and other tissues. Although it has bee...

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Published in:	The Korean journal of gastroenterology Vol. 78; no. 6; pp. 353 - 358
Main Authors:	Ulaş Aday, Ercan Gedik, Mehmet Tolga Kafadar, Erdal Özbek
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Korean
Published:	대한소화기학회 31-12-2021
Subjects:	acute necrotizing COVID-19 Pancreatitis SARS-CoV-2
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Summary:	Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV- 2) and has resulted in increased mortality worldwide. Several studies have identified the involvement of the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, and other tissues. Although it has been reported that the angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 receptor affected by SARS-CoV is expressed more in the pancreas than in the lungs, the issue regarding the occurrence of pancreatitis is controversial. SARS Cov-2 rarely causes acute necrotizing pancreatitis without significantly affecting the respiratory and other systems. This paper presents a patient who underwent laparotomy due to acute necrotizing pancreatitis and hemodynamic instability caused by COVID-19 without any known risk factors. (Korean J Gastroenterol 2021;78:353-358)
Bibliography:	Korean Society of Gastroenterology
ISSN:	1598-9992