Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Diffusion when Performing Minimally Invasive Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Giacomo Novara¹, Gianluca Giannarini², Cosimo De Nunzio³, Francesco Porpiglia⁴, Vincenzo Ficarra⁵

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¹ Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. Electronic address: giacomonovara@gmail.com.
² Urology Unit, Santa Maria della Misericordia Academic Medical Centre, Udine, Italy.
³ Department of Urology, Sant' Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Division of Urology, Department of Oncology, School of Medicine, San Luigi Hospital, University of Turin, Orbassano, Italy.
⁵ Urologic Section, Gaetano Barresi Department of Human and Pediatric Pathology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.

PMID: 32336644
PMCID: PMC7152887
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2020.04.015

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Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Diffusion when Performing Minimally Invasive Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Giacomo Novara et al. Eur Urol. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;78(1):e12-e13.

doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2020.04.015. Epub 2020 Apr 13.

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Giacomo Novara¹, Gianluca Giannarini², Cosimo De Nunzio³, Francesco Porpiglia⁴, Vincenzo Ficarra⁵

Affiliations

¹ Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. Electronic address: giacomonovara@gmail.com.
² Urology Unit, Santa Maria della Misericordia Academic Medical Centre, Udine, Italy.
³ Department of Urology, Sant' Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Division of Urology, Department of Oncology, School of Medicine, San Luigi Hospital, University of Turin, Orbassano, Italy.
⁵ Urologic Section, Gaetano Barresi Department of Human and Pediatric Pathology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.

PMID: 32336644
PMCID: PMC7152887
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2020.04.015

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