Complicated appendicitis due to diagnosis delay during lockdown period in Italy

Acta Paediatr. 2021 Jun;110(6):1959-1960. doi: 10.1111/apa.15756. Epub 2021 Feb 3.

Authors

Tommaso Bellini¹, Gioacchino Andrea Rotulo¹, Marcello Carlucci², Venusia Fiorenza², Emanuela Piccotti¹, Girolamo Mattioli^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Emergency Room and Emergency Medicine Unit, IRCCS Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.
² Pediatric Surgery Unit, IRCCS Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.
³ DINOGMI Department, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.

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MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Appendicitis* / diagnosis
Appendicitis* / surgery
Delayed Diagnosis
Humans
Italy
Length of Stay