Mesenteric ischemia in patients with COVID-19: an updated systematic review of abdominal CT findings in 75 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is a less common but devastating complication of COVID-19 disease. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the most common CT imaging features of AMI in COVID-19 and also provide an updated review of the literature on symptoms, treatment, histopathological and operative findings, and follow-up of these patients.

Methods

A systematic literature search of four databases: Pubmed, EMBASE, WHO database, and Google Scholar, was performed to identify all the articles which described abdominal CT imaging findings of AMI in COVID-19.

Results

A total of 47 studies comprising 75 patients were included in the final review. Small bowel ischemia (46.67%) was the most prevalent abdominal CT finding, followed by ischemic colitis (37.

SUBMITTER: Ojha V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8580173 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature