Remarkable gastrointestinal and liver manifestations of COVID-19: A clinical and radiologic overview  

作　　者：Li-Guang Fang Quan Zhou 

机构地区：[1]Department of Medical Imaging,Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University(Academy of Orthopedics Guangdong Province),Guangzhou 510630,Guangdong Province,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》2021年第19期4969-4979,共11页世界临床病例杂志

摘　　要：The coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)raging around the world still has not been effectively controlled in most countries and regions.As a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus,in addition to the most common infectious pneumonia,it can also cause digestive system disease such as diarrhea,nausea,vomiting,liver function damage,etc.In medical imaging,it manifests as thickening of the intestinal wall,intestinal perforation,pneumoperitoneum,ascites and decreased liver density.Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 has great significance in COVID-19-related digestive tract diseases.In this review,we summarized the data on the clinical and imaging manifestations of gastrointestinal and liver injury caused by COVID-19 so far and explored its possible pathogenesis.

关 键 词：COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 GASTROINTESTINAL LIVER Radiologic manifestations Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 Computed tomography 

分 类 号：R563.1[医药卫生—呼吸系统]