Rectum necrosis in a patient with severe COVID19 infection after CAR-T therapy: a case report
Gastrointestinal perforation, especially rectal necrosis due to coagulopathy caused by severe COVID19 infection, is a rare but life-threatening complication. Physicians should have a high degree of clinical suspicion for timely diagnosis and management, and surgical intervention is necessary in cases of rectal necrosis.
Authors
- Kazuhisa Kaneshiro
- Yuichi Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3085-0535)
- Reiko Yoneda
- Hirofumi Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6959-9574)
- Takashi Shimakawa
- Kiyoshi Saeki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1214-3215)
- Hiroshi Kono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6843-0814)
- Yoshitaka Goto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8342-5578)
- Takashi Ueki
- Kosuke Yanai
- Hidenobu Nakagama
Institutions
- Hamanomachi Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-024-02026-1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00