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Comment
. 2021 Mar;53(3):289-290.
doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2020.10.036. Epub 2020 Nov 5.

COVID-19 and pneumatosis intestinalis: An early sign of intestinal ischemia

Wesam Hassan  1 , Haidi Karam-Allah Ramadan  2
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Comment

COVID-19 and pneumatosis intestinalis: An early sign of intestinal ischemia

Wesam Hassan et al. Dig Liver Dis. 2021 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: Bowel; Necrosis; SARS-CoV2; Thromboembolism.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

Comment on

  • Intestinal ischemia in the COVID-19 era.
    Norsa L, Valle C, Morotti D, Bonaffini PA, Indriolo A, Sonzogni A. Norsa L, et al. Dig Liver Dis. 2020 Oct;52(10):1090-1091. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2020.05.030. Epub 2020 Jun 10. Dig Liver Dis. 2020. PMID: 32532607 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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