MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Bowel abnormalities and gallbladder bile stasis were common findings on abdominal images of patients with coronavirus disease 2019. Patients who underwent laparotomy often had ischemia, possibly due to small-vessel thrombosis.

Detailed explanation-2: -COVID-19 gastrointestinal symptoms – Up to one-third of patients with COVID-19 initially present with gastrointestinal rather than respiratory symptoms, most commonly anorexia, diarrhea, nausea or vomiting, and abdominal pain. (See ‘COVID-19 gastrointestinal symptoms’ above.)

Detailed explanation-3: -CECT is highly sensitive for diagnosis. Imaging findings include: gallbladder distension, gallbladder wall thickening, mural or mucosal hyperenhancement in post-contrast phases, pericholecystic fluid and inflammatory fat stranding (Figure 4), enhancement of the adjacent liver parenchyma due to reactive hyperemia.