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. 2020 Sep;107(10):e368-e369.
doi: 10.1002/bjs.11806. Epub 2020 Jul 25.

Acute appendicitis does not quarantine: surgical outcomes of laparoscopic appendectomy in COVID-19 times

N H Dreifuss  1 , F Schlottmann  1 , E E Sadava  1 , N A Rotholtz  1
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Acute appendicitis does not quarantine: surgical outcomes of laparoscopic appendectomy in COVID-19 times

N H Dreifuss et al. Br J Surg. 2020 Sep.
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