Appendicitis in Children in a Large Italian COVID-19 Pandemic Area

• Main Authors: Enrico La Pergola (Author), Alberto Sgrò (Author), Federico Rebosio (Author), Daniele Vavassori (Author), Giorgio Fava (Author), Daniela Codrich (Author), Beatrice Montanaro (Author), Ernesto Leva (Author), Jurgen Schleef (Author), M. Cheli (Author), Gloria Pelizzo (Author), Piergiorgio Gamba (Author), Daniele Alberti (Author), Pietro Betalli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has dramatically changed the routine activities of pediatric surgical centers, and it determined the reduction of admissions in the pediatric emergency departments (PED). We reviewed the records of patients affected by acute appendicitis...