Incidence of appendicitis during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic quarantine

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Paediatrics and Gynecology, Woman and Child Hospital, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
² Unit of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Maternal-Infant Department, Fracastoro Hospital, San Bonifacio, Verona, Italy.

Nicola Zampieri et al. Pediatr Int. 2021 Apr.

. 2021 Apr;63(4):484-485.

doi: 10.1111/ped.14456. Epub 2021 Mar 31.

¹ Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Paediatrics and Gynecology, Woman and Child Hospital, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
² Unit of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Maternal-Infant Department, Fracastoro Hospital, San Bonifacio, Verona, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: appendicitis; incidence; treatment.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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