Concomitant aortic, inferior mesenteric artery thrombosis and sigmoid colon perforation in severe covid-19 disease

Oct 5, 2021 | Magazine: Cirugía Española

Ana Almeida 1 , Jorge Baixauli 1 2 , Javier A Cienfuegos 1 2 3 , Víctor Valentí 1 2 3 , Fernando Rotellar 1 2 3

One of the most striking features of infection by SARS-CoV-2 – unlike other Beta-coronavirus (CoVs, SARS, MERS-coV) – is the development of thromboembolic complications1

The gastrointestinal thromboembolic complications of SARS-CoV-2 are associated with high mortality (32%–86%). We present the case of a patient with severe COVID-19 who developed infrarenal thrombosis and perforation of the colon.

CITATION Cir Esp. 2021 Oct 5. doi: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2021.09.013

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