TY  - JOUR
TI  - Evaluation of abdominal computed tomography findings in patients with COVID-19: a multicenter study
AB  - PURPOSE To evaluate the frequency of abdominal computed tomography (CT) findings in patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) and interrogate the relationship between abdominal CT findings and patient demographic features, clinical findings, and laboratory test results as well as the CT atherosclerosis score in the abdominal aorta. METHODS This study was designed as a multicenter retrospective study. The abdominal CT findings of 1.181 patients with positive abdominal symptoms from 26 tertiary medical centers with a positive polymerase chain-reaction test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 were reviewed. The frequency of ischemic and non-ischemic CT findings as well as the association between CT findings, clinical features, and abdominal aortic calcific atherosclerosis score (AA-CAS) were recorded. RESULTS Ischemic and non-ischemic abdominal CT findings were detected in 240 (20.3%) and 328 (27.7%) patients, respectively. In 147 patients (12.4%), intra-abdominal malignancy was present. The most frequent ischemic abdominal CT findings were bowel wall thickening (n = 120; 10.2%) and perivascular infiltration (n = 40; 3.4%). As for non-ischemic findings, colitis (n = 91; 7.7%) and small bowel inflammation (n = 73; 6.2%) constituted the most frequent disease processes. The duration of hospital stay was found to be higher in patients with abdominal CT findings than in patients without any positive findings (13.8 ± 13 vs. 10.4 ± 12.8 days, P < 0.001). The frequency of abdominal CT findings was significantly higher in patients who did not survive the infection than in patients who were discharged after recovery (41.7% vs. 27.4%, P < 0.001). Increased AA-CAS was found to be associated with a higher risk of ischemic conditions in abdominal CT examinations. CONCLUSION Abdominal symptoms in patients with COVID-19 are usually associated with positive CT findings. The presence of ischemic findings on CT correlates with poor COVID-19 outcomes. A high AA-CAS is associated with abdominal ischemic findings in patients with COVID-19.
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AU  - Erden, Ayşe
AU  - KULA, SEZER
AU  - Gursoy Coruh, Aysegul
AU  - Kuru Oz, Digdem
AU  - Uzun, Çağlar
AU  - Değirmenci, Bumin
AU  - Alper, Fatih
AU  - Aydin, Sonay
AU  - GÜREL, SAFİYE
AU  - alan, bircan
AU  - Düzgün, Fatih
AU  - pekindil, gökhan
AU  - Kahraman, Bayram
AU  - ALTAY, CANAN
AU  - dicle, oğuz
AU  - Guler, Ezgi
AU  - harman, mustafa
AU  - Aydın, Nevin
AU  - solmaz, onur
AU  - KARACA, Leyla
AU  - Maras Ozdemir, Zeynep
AU  - Dagoglu Kartal, Merve Gulbiz
AU  - Durak, Görkem
AU  - BALCI, Yüksel
AU  - Esen, Kaan
AU  - Yağcı, Baki
AU  - Güngör, Özlem
AU  - KELES, HATICE
AU  - ERYESİL, HASAN
AU  - barlik, funda
AU  - Başara Akın, Işıl
AU  - Karaosmanoglu, Ali
AU  - Elmas, Nevra
AU  - Odaman, Huseyin
AU  - Civan Kus, Ceyda
AU  - Kantarci, Mecit
AU  - Seker, Mehmet
AU  - işlek, irem
AU  - Aslan, Serdar
AU  - Erol, Cengiz
AU  - can, yusuf
AU  - Ozmen, Mustafa Nasuh
AU  - YÜCEL OĞUZDOĞAN, GÜLŞEN
AU  - Yalcin, Ahmet
AU  - Gündoğdu, elif
AU  - Cansu, Aysegul
AU  - KALE, AHMET BURAK
AU  - Ofluoğlu Tuncer, Elif
AU  - PISKIN, FERHAT CAN
AU  - Çolakoğlu Er, Hale
AU  - Karcaaltincaba, Musturay
AU  - Onur, Mehmet Ruhi
AU  - ozbay, yakup
AU  - Idilman, Ilkay
AU  - Uysal Ramadan, Selma
AU  - Appak, Ozgur
AU  - Kul, Melahat
AU  - Karavaş, Erdal
AU  - levent, akın
AU  - ARTAS, HAKAN
AU  - Kaygusuz, Türkkan
AU  - Faraşat, Mustafa
AU  - Apaydın, Feramuz
AU  - Nass Duce, Meltem
AU  - Kahraman, Aysegul Sagir
AU  - tosun, mesude
AU  - Nural, Mehmet Selim
AU  - Çamlıdağ, ilkay
AU  - Onar, Mustafa arda
AU  - BALLI, KAAN
AU  - Öztürk, Cansu
AU  - Herek, Duygu
AU  - bilgili, yasemin
AU  - Göncüoğlu, Alper
AU  - Bekin Sarıkaya, Pelin Zeynep
AU  - Bakır, Barış
DO  - 10.4274/dir.2022.221575
PY  - 2023
JO  - Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
VL  - 29
IS  - 3
SN  - 1305-3612
SP  - 414
EP  - 427
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/1179444
ER  -