Annals of Medicine and Surgery · 2021 · 10 citations · 3 references
MedicineInfectious DiseasesSurgeryEmergency SurgeryGastroenterologyGeneral SurgeryGastric DiseasesGastrointestinal SurgeryPancreatic DiseasesPancreatic PathologyPancreatic SurgeryPostoperative Gastrointestinal ComplicationsDrainageGastric InjuryGastrointestinal Viral InfectionsPancreatic InjuryPostoperative Abdominal ComplicationsPostoperative Infectious ComplicationsPostoperative Pancreatic Complications
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.
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