Table 1 Summary of previously published case series which detected SARS-CoV-2 in the gastrointestinal tract
Authors | Age | Sex | Method | Disease | Location | Clinical outcome | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eso | Sto | Duo | Sma | Appe | Col/Rec | ||||||
Safari et al. [23] | 75 | F | Operation, LASC | GB empyema | Positive | N.S | N.S | N.S | N.S | Negative | Died |
39 | M | Operation, resection | Intestinal perforation | Positive | N.S | N.S | Negative | N.S | Positive | Alive | |
32 | M | Operation, appendectomy | Acute appendicitis | Positive | N.S | N.S | N.S | Negative | Positive | Alive | |
30 | M | Operation, loop gastrojejunostomy | Perforated peptic ulcer | Positive | N.S | Positive | N.S | N.S | Positive | Died | |
Xiao et al. [19] | N.A | N.A | Endoscopy | N.A | Positive | Positive | Positive | N.S | N.S | Positive | N.A |
Ahmad et al. [6] | 28 | M | Operation, appendectomy | Acute appendicitis | N.S | N.S | N.S | N.S | Positive | N.S | N.A |
Goh et al. [10] | 44 | F | Operation, appendectomy | Appendiceal lymphoid hyperplasia | N.S | N.S | N.S | N.S | Positive | N.S | N.A |
Present case | 7 | M | Operation, appendectomy | Acute appendicitis | N.S | N.S | N.S | N.S | Positive | N.S | Alive |