Acute superior mesenteric artery occlusion associated with COVID-19 pneumonia: a case report.

Masahiro SukegawaSatoshi NishiwadaTaichi TeraiHiroyuki KugeFumikazu KoyamaKenji NakagawaMinako NagaiMasayuki Sho

Published in: Surgical case reports (2022)

Intensive treatment including surgical procedures allowed the patient with SMA occlusion in COVID-19 pneumonia to return to social life with completely independent ADLs. Although treatment for COVID-19 involves many challenges, including securing medical resources and controlling the spread of infection, when severe abdominal pain occurs in patients with COVID-19, physicians should consider SMA occlusion and treat promptly for life-saving from this deadly combination.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
healthcare
abdominal pain
primary care
mental health
early onset
liver failure
drug induced
case report
replacement therapy
hepatitis b virus
smoking cessation
community acquired pneumonia
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
aortic dissection