23Jul 2021

AGGRAVATION OF COVID 19 INFECTION SECONDARY TO SURGERY

  • Service De La Radiologie, Institut National doncologie, Université Mohammed V, Rabat.
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Patients with COVID-19 who have underwentsurgery have high rates of mortality and complications includingincreasedrespiratorydistress, bacterialinfections, pneumothorax and multi-visceralfailure. Pneumomedistinis a rare complication. Surgical indications in COVID-19 patients shouldbediscussed in a multidisciplinary consultation meeting, considering the presenceof comorbidities and the availability of therapeutic alternatives.

We report the case ofa 43-year-old womanpresentingwith COVID-19 infection, whounderwent a cholecystectomywith post-operative complications.


[Kaoutarimrani, Tlaiteoubaddi, Hounaydajerguigue, Rachida Latib and Youssef Omor (2021); AGGRAVATION OF COVID 19 INFECTION SECONDARY TO SURGERY Int. J. of Adv. Res. 9 (Jul). 668-671] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


KaoutarImrani
Service de la radiologie ,Institut national d’oncologie, Université Mohammed V, Rabat

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/13168      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/13168