OBJECTIVES: To review clinical and laboratory findings in patients with SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19) related acute pancreatitis. METHODS: This systematic review was based on a database search for articles of COVID-19 related acute pancreatitis in adult patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection that included age, gender, presenting symptoms, the onset of symptoms, laboratory values, imaging findings and exclusion of common causes of pancreatitis. RESULTS: Altogether 35 articles comprising 37 patients were included. Acute pancreatitis was the first presentation of COVID-19 in 43% of patients, concurrent with general or respiratory symptoms in 14% of patients or delayed after general or pulmonary symptoms by an average of 10 ± 5 d (range, 1 - 19 d) in 43% of patients. Serum amylase and lipase levels were elevated in 87% and 100% of patients. In 50% and 84%, amylase and lipase levels exceeded three-fold the upper normal limit. Pancreatic necrosis was reported in 6% of patients and in 12% of patients, the pancreas appeared normal. Three patients died. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that the bi-modal pattern of the onset of symptoms supports both the cytotoxic and the immune-related pathogenesis of the pancreatic injury. Acute pancreatitis may be the first symptom of COVID-19 infection. Necrosis of the pancreas is rare.

4th Department of Internal Medicine 1st Faculty of Medicine General University Hospital Prague Charles University Prague Czech Republic

Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care 1st Faculty of Medicine General University Hospital Prague Charles University Prague Czech Republic

Department of Radiology 1st Faculty of Medicine General University Hospital Prague Charles University Prague Czech Republic

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