Critical factors conditioning the management of appendicitis in children during COVID-19 Pandemic: experience from the outbreak area of Lombardy, Italy

Br J Surg. 2020 Oct;107(11):e529-e530. doi: 10.1002/bjs.12004. Epub 2020 Aug 24.

Authors

Alessandro Raffaele¹, Anna Cervone², Maria Ruffoli¹, Emanuele Cereda³, Luigi Avolio¹, Gian Battista Parigi¹, Giovanna Riccipetitoni¹

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Maternal and Child health, Viale Golgi 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
² Pediatrics Unit, Department of Maternal and Child health, Viale Golgi 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
³ Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Appendectomy / methods*
Appendicitis / epidemiology
Appendicitis / surgery*
COVID-19 / epidemiology*
Child
Child, Preschool
Comorbidity
Disease Management*
Female
Humans
Incidence
Italy / epidemiology
Laparoscopy / methods*
Male
Pandemics*
SARS-CoV-2*