Influence of the coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) pandemic on acute appendicitis

• Main Authors: M. Velayos (Author), A.J. Muñoz-Serrano (Author), K. Estefanía-Fernández (Author), M.C. Sarmiento Caldas (Author), L. Moratilla Lapeña (Author), M. López-Santamaría (Author), J.C. López-Gutiérrez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most common abdominal surgical emergency. No specific studies have been found that evaluate the impact of the coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) pandemic on AA and its surgical management. An analysis was made on the influence of this new pathology on the clinica...