Small bowel transplantation management during COVID-19 pandemic in a child with microvillus inclusion disease from Turkey

Baran, Maşallah; Çağan Appak, Yeliz; Aksoy, BETÜL; Sert, İsmail; Işık, Onur; Akpınar, Göksever; Oztan, Mustafa; Akyüz, Muhammet; Anıl, Ayşe; Kebapcı, Eyup; Kılıçaslan Ayna, Tülay; Guvenlı, Yalcin; Tuğmen, Cem

doi:10.25000/acem.785333

Small bowel transplantation management during COVID-19 pandemic in a child with microvillus inclusion disease from Turkey

Baran M., Çağan Appak Y., Aksoy B., Sert İ., Işık O., Akpınar G., ...More

Archives of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, vol.5, no.3, pp.667-670, 2020 (TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 5 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2020
Doi Number: 10.25000/acem.785333
Journal Name: Archives of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Journal Indexes: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.667-670
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Microvillus inclusion disease is a cause of congenital intestinal intractable diarrhea. Total parenteral nutrition is required throughout life and the patients need intestinal transplantation for survival. The new Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused a worldwide pandemic in January 2020. Emergency surgical interventions are suggested to carrying out by taking appropriate measures during the pandemic period. In this case report, we aimed to discuss the small bowel transplantation management during the COVID-19 pandemic by presenting a child with microvillus inclusion disease who was underwent emergency small bowel transplantation due to the appropriate cadaveric organ donation.