| خلاصه مقاله | Introduction:
The outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global health crisis. COVID-19 initially appeared with symptoms such as fever, cough, and myalgias, which led to lung injury, but as the epidemic increased, symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain and eventually liver damage were also observed in patients. Incidence of gastrointestinal symptoms are related to surface expression of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) by the SARS-CoV-2 probably. Abdominal lesions of COVID-19 can be assessed by imaging modalities. The purpose of this study is to review of abdominal imaging findings in patients with COVID-19.
Methods:
The keywords of COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, imaging findings and abdominal were entered in the scientific databases of Scopus, google scholar and PubMed. Among the related articles, the most relevant articles for abdominal imaging findings of COVID-19 were found and reviewed.
Results:
Reviewing the studies, it was found that two modalities of CT scan and ultrasound were the most used to show abdominal abnormalities. The most common CT scan findings reported include bowel wall abnormalities e.g. thickening of the terminal ileum, pneumatosis or portal venous gas. Ultrasound was used to assess the liver, the most common finding reported was a dilated sludge-filled gallbladder indicative of cholestasis.
Conclusion:
Abdominal imaging of inpatients with COVID-19 showed that bowel abnormalities and cholestasis were common findings. |