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COVID-19 disease may become clinically apparent with some of the feautures such as fever, pneumonia or diarrhea. This diversity of symptoms brings up to mind the possibility of its presence in different parts of the body. On this aspect, examination of peritoneal fluid draws particular attention for surgeons who perform abdominal surgery for COVID-19 patients. We aimed to review literature beginning from its first outbreak (December 2019, Wuhan, China) till september 2020 to put forward relevant data spesifically investigating the presence of novel corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) in peritoneal fluid. Seven relevant articles were identified of which five of them were single-patient case reports, one report of case series, and one ongoing clinical trial. All patients presented in those studies were undertaken surgeries due to different emergent abdominal conditions. RT-PCR (Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction) analysis of peritoneal fluids were found positive for SARS-CoV-2 considering four of the case reports. The documentation of SARS-CoV-2 in peritoneal fluid spesifically is based upon few case series. Thus, further clinical researches are needed to strengthen this claim based on scientific evidences, and also to clarify the significance of this if any in era of surgical practice. |
