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., ...Daha Fazla

Archives of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, cilt.5, sa.3, ss.667-670, 2020 (TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2020
Doi Numarası: 10.25000/acem.785333
Dergi Adı: Archives of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.667-670
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.