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Paola De Nardi1, Danilo C Parolini2, Marco Ripa3
1Gastrointestinal Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita Salute University, Via Olgettina, 60 20132, Milan, Italy. denardi.paola@hsr.it.
Introduction:
Since the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), it became evident that a proportion of patients may present with gastrointestinal symptoms.
Case:
We report the case of a Covid-19-infected patient who, during recovery from the pulmonary pneumonia, had gastrointestinal symptoms followed by a diastasic right colon perforation due to acute over distension of the bowel.
Conclusion:
This case highlights the importance of paying attention to initial gastrointestinal symptoms in order to prevent possible complications.
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