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Al-Ghazawi Z, Huang H, Abdulfattah S, Anand A, Adnan Khan M, Mukhtar S. Diagnostic imaging and treatment for sclerosing cholangitis in critically-ill post-COVID-19 patients: a literature review. HPHR. 2022;67.
Review current diagnostic and treatment modalities in post-COVID-19 cholangiopathy to improve screening and risk management
Lin T, Qu K, Xu X, et al. Sclerosing cholangitis in critically ill patients: an important and easily ignored problem based on a German experience. Front Med. 2014;8(1):118-126. doi:10.1007/s11684-014-0306-6
–(“COVID-19” OR “2019 novel coronavirus” OR “2019-nCoV” OR “SARS-CoV-2″) AND
–(“cholangitis” OR “secondary sclerosing cholangitis” OR “cholangiopathy”)
➢Longer-term consequences after SARS-CoV-2 infection are becoming an important burden to societies and healthcare systems
➢Post-COVID-19 cholangiopathy decreases the quality of life for patients
➢Post-COVID-19 sclerosing cholangitis is underrepresented and if missed, could progress to fatal cirrhotic complications
➢Increased awareness and timely diagnosis via imaging is crucial to improve the outcomes of post-COVID-19 cholangiopathy and must be available
➢Liver transplantation are the most effective treatment but concerns regarding health inequity and inaccessibility must be addressed
➢Socioeconomic factors can impact organ transplant accessibility in low-resource settings
➢Treatment options must be further explored to provide better outcomes for the general population and prevent the progression of cirrhosis
➢Future studies should look at the outcome and prognosis of patients receiving liver transplants to better quantify risks and quality of life
We would like to thank Larkin Hospital Team 11 Research Group for this opportunity to present at the Boston Congress of Public Health
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