Imaging features of COVID-19-associated secondary sclerosing cholangitis on magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography: a retrospective analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite emerging reports of secondary sclerosing cholangitis (SSC) in critically ill COVID-19 patients little is known about its imaging findings. It presents as delayed progressive cholestatic liver injury with risk of progression to cirrhosis. Diagnosis cannot be made based on clinical presentation and laboratory markers alone. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) can aid in the diagnosis. The aim of this study was to describe MRI/MRCP imaging features of COVID-19-associated SSC.

Results

Seventeen patients (mean age 60.5 years, 15 male) who underwent MRI/MRCP were included. All had been admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) (median duration of ICU stay 10 weeks, range, 2-28 weeks) and developed acute respiratory

SUBMITTER: Ghafoor S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9358102 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature