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Case Reports
. 2020 Dec;24(12):2888-2889.
doi: 10.1007/s11605-020-04632-4. Epub 2020 May 3.

Bowel Necrosis in the Setting of COVID-19

Rajshri M Gartland  1 , George C Velmahos  2
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Case Reports

Bowel Necrosis in the Setting of COVID-19

Rajshri M Gartland et al. J Gastrointest Surg. 2020 Dec.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Fig. 1
CT scan demonstrating evidence of small bowel ischemia with perforation
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Extensive bowel necrosis extending from the ligament of Treitz to the transverse colon
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Pattern of necrosis with bright yellow discoloration, clear demarcation, and distribution varied between circumferential involvement and patchy antimesenteric involvement
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