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ArticleTransplantation proceedings2021

Pneumatosis Intestinalis Due to COVID-19 Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipient: A Case Report.

D Łaski, K Biernat, Ł Kaska

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Article in Transplantation proceedings, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Bowel ischemia in COVID-19: A systematic review.International journal of clinical practice · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

D ŁaskiGeneral, Endocrine and Transplant Surgery Department, Medical University Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland. Electronic address: dlaski@gumed.edu.pl.
K BiernatGeneral, Endocrine and Transplant Surgery Department, Medical University Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Ł KaskaGeneral, Endocrine and Transplant Surgery Department, Medical University Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Gdańsk Medical University · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is a rare condition usually occurring among adults who have undergone solid organ transplant and are taking steroid therapy. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus uses angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in gastrointestinal epithelium as a receptor for entry process. Due to the steroid intake, the COVID-19 virus is present in the patient's gastrointestinal tract for extended period of time. It may therefore increase the possibility of PI in such patients. It is usually asymptomatic, with a clinical spectrum ranging from indolent to life-threatening. Unfortunately, there are no algorithms concerning diagnosis and treatment of PI. AIM OF STUDY: The aim of this study is to highlight the problem of PI induced by COVID-19, especially in high-risk groups such as solid organs recipients.

conclusionOn the basis of the presented case of a severe course of COVID-19-induced PI, we conclude that laparotomy with bowel resection can be a feasible and a safe option for treatment.

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Kidney TransplantationAdultColonCOVID-19HumansLaparotomyMalePneumatosis Cystoides IntestinalisSARS-CoV-2Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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PMID33678444
PMCPMC8054270
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