Lingering SARS-CoV-2 in Gastric and Gallbladder Tissues of Patients with Previous COVID-19 Infection Undergoing Bariatric Surgery.

Mohamed HanyAhmed ZidanMuhammad GaballaMohamed IbrahimAnn Samy Shafiq AgaybyAnwar Ashraf AbouelnasrEman ShetaBart Torensma

Published in: Obesity surgery (2022)

Gastric and gallbladder tissues can retain SARS-CoV-2 particles for a long time after COVID-19 infection, handling stomach specimens from patients during an operation must be done with care, as we usually do, but now with the knowledge that in 1/3 of patients they can be present. Performing LSG on post-COVID patients did not seem to increase perioperative morbidity.

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