Total gastric necrosis following acute pancreatitis in a patient with COVID -19: Case report and literature review

The Coronavirus Disease Pandemic - 2019 (COVID-19) has spread to more than 200 countries worldwide, affecting more than 2 million people and >120,000 deaths, Acute pancreatitis of infectious origin can be caused by different viruses but currently no study has concluded that COVID-19 is directly r...

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Published in:Annals of medicine and surgery 2021-02, Vol.62, p.362-364
Main Authors: Bouali, Mounir, Ouchane, Mohamed, Elbakouri, Abdelilah, Bensardi, Fatimazahra, Elhattabi, Khalid, Fadil, Abdelaziz
Format: Article
Language:English
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Acute pancreatitis
Case Report
COVID −19
Gastric necrosis
Surgery
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Summary:The Coronavirus Disease Pandemic - 2019 (COVID-19) has spread to more than 200 countries worldwide, affecting more than 2 million people and >120,000 deaths, Acute pancreatitis of infectious origin can be caused by different viruses but currently no study has concluded that COVID-19 is directly responsible for acute pancreatitis. We report the case of a COVID-19 patient admitted to the emergency room in a state of respiratory distress associated with stage E pancreatitis according to the classification of balthazar whose surgical exploration found total necrosis of the stomach. A total gastrectomy was performed with an esophagostomy and a wide drainage of the abdominal cavity, the postoperative sequelae were marked by the death of the patient at D6 postoperatively by cardiorespiratory arrest. •The Coronavirus Disease Pandemic - 2019 (COVID-19) has spread to more than 200 countries worldwide, affecting more than 2 million people and >120,000 deaths.•Acute pancreatitis of infectious origin can be caused by different viruses but currently no study has concluded that COVID-19 is directly responsible for acute pancreatitis.•We report the case of a COVID-19 patient with stage E pancreatitis whose surgical exploration found total necrosis of the stomach.
ISSN:2049-0801
2049-0801
DOI:10.1016/j.amsu.2021.01.061