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World J Clin Cases. Jun 6, 2022; 10(16): 5133-5145
Published online Jun 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i16.5133
Published online Jun 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i16.5133
Practical points that gastrointestinal fellows should know in management of COVID-19
Tevhide Sahin, Cem Simsek, Hatice Yasemin Balaban, Department of Gastroenterology, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara 06100, Turkey
Author contributions: Sahin T, Simsek C, and Balaban Y designed the research study; Sahin T, Simsek C, and Balaban Y performed the research; Sahin T, Simsek C, and Balaban Y analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Tevhide Sahin, MD, Academic Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Sıhhiye, Ankara 06100, Turkey. sahintevhide@gmail.com
Received: March 17, 2021
Peer-review started: March 17, 2021
First decision: July 3, 2021
Revised: July 31, 2021
Accepted: April 20, 2022
Article in press: April 20, 2022
Published online: June 6, 2022
Processing time: 441 Days and 14.7 Hours
Peer-review started: March 17, 2021
First decision: July 3, 2021
Revised: July 31, 2021
Accepted: April 20, 2022
Article in press: April 20, 2022
Published online: June 6, 2022
Processing time: 441 Days and 14.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Along with the rise of new gastrointestinal and hepatopancreatic problems during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, patients and physicians involved in gastroenterology faced serious challenges in managing diseases.All these necessitated modifying our daily clinical practice in COVID-19 era. Here this review provides guidance for diarrhea, pancreatitis, hepatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, autoimmune hepatitis, liver transplantation, and endoscopic procedures based on most current evidence from the literature.