Changes in the management of acute appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic

Johan F Lock¹, Armin Wiegering^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Department of General, Visceral, Transplantation, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, University of Würzburg, Oberdürrbacherstr 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany.
² Department of General, Visceral, Transplantation, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, University of Würzburg, Oberdürrbacherstr 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany. wiegering_A@ukw.de.
³ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany. wiegering_A@ukw.de.
⁴ Comprehensive Cancer Centre Mainfranken, University of Würzburg Medical Center, Josef-Schneiderstr 2, 97080, Würzburg, Germany. wiegering_A@ukw.de.

Editorial

Johan F Lock et al. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2021 Mar.

. 2021 Mar;406(2):503-504.

doi: 10.1007/s00423-021-02099-8. Epub 2021 Feb 3.

Johan F Lock¹, Armin Wiegering^{2

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¹ Department of General, Visceral, Transplantation, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, University of Würzburg, Oberdürrbacherstr 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany.
² Department of General, Visceral, Transplantation, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, University of Würzburg, Oberdürrbacherstr 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany. wiegering_A@ukw.de.
³ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany. wiegering_A@ukw.de.
⁴ Comprehensive Cancer Centre Mainfranken, University of Würzburg Medical Center, Josef-Schneiderstr 2, 97080, Würzburg, Germany. wiegering_A@ukw.de.

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Influence of COVID-19 confinement measures on appendectomies in Germany-a claims data analysis of 9797 patients.
Maneck M, Günster C, Meyer HJ, Heidecke CD, Rolle U. Maneck M, et al. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2021 Mar;406(2):385-391. doi: 10.1007/s00423-020-02041-4. Epub 2020 Dec 4. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2021. PMID: 33277682 Free PMC article.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on appendicitis treatment in Germany-a population-based analysis.
Köhler F, Acar L, van den Berg A, Flemming S, Kastner C, Müller S, Diers J, Germer CT, Lock JF, L'hoest H, Marschall U, Wiegering A. Köhler F, et al. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2021 Mar;406(2):377-383. doi: 10.1007/s00423-021-02081-4. Epub 2021 Jan 9. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2021. PMID: 33420517 Free PMC article.
Appendicitis during the COVID-19 lockdown: results of a multicenter analysis in Germany.
Willms AG, Oldhafer KJ, Conze S, Thasler WE, von Schassen C, Hauer T, Huber T, Germer CT, Günster S, Bulian DR, Hirche Z, Filser J, Stavrou GA, Reichert M, Malkomes P, Seyfried S, Ludwig T, Hillebrecht HC, Pantelis D, Brunner S, Rost W, Lock JF; CAMIN Study Group. Willms AG, et al. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2021 Mar;406(2):367-375. doi: 10.1007/s00423-021-02090-3. Epub 2021 Feb 7. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2021. PMID: 33550453 Free PMC article.

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