Omental Infarction: Challenges in Managing Acute Abdomen During COVID-19 Pandemic

• Main Authors: Asyraf Mohd Zuki, Wei, Woon Teng, Mah, Jin-Jiun, Muhammad Nur Syamim Che Johan, Aung Mra, Mohd Firdaus Mohd Hayati
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Gazi Universitesi 2022
• Subjects: RC581-951 Specialties of internal medicine
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34233/1/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34233/3/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34233/; https://medicaljournal.gazi.edu.tr/index.php/GMJ/article/view/3551/2626; http://dx.doi.org/10.12996/gmj.2022.98

Acute abdomen is a common surgical emergency, yet is challenging especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article highlights the challenging management of acute abdomen and issues on preoperative nasopharyngeal swab testing, aerosol-generating procedures and non-operative management. A 36-year-...