Gastrointestinal tract imaging findings in confirmed COVID-19 patients: a non-comparative observational study

Abstract Background Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic—as declared by the World Health Organization—is a major threatening public health problem. At time of writing, more than 60,000,000 patients and 1,500,000 deaths were recorded worldwide. Besides classical chest symptoms, gastrointestinal tract-related symptoms noted, like diarrhea, abdominal distention, hematochezia, adding difficulties in diagnosis disease. Although there are many publications evaluated, thoracic imaging signs complications COVID-19, few articles—to best our knowledge—that evaluated tract features related to COVID-19. Results In this retrospective study, positive COVID-19 who underwent diagnostic computed tomography (CT) for complaints along 3-month duration large isolation hospital evaluated. Strict infection control measures taken during CT examinations. The data reviewed on picture archiving communications systems with clinical laboratory result correlation. Thirty (30%) showed (GI) findings, 70 unremarkable or non-related GI findings. 30 classified into four groups: ischemic group including 10 (10/30: 33.33%), bleeding included six (6/30: 20%), inflammatory nine (9/30: 30%), fluid-filled bowel five (5/30: 16.6%). Conclusions should be as systemic extra pulmonary highlights. considered suspicious symptoms. Ischemic most common