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SARS-CoV-2 infection may result in appendicular syndrome: Chest CT scan before appendectomy

The initial clinical presentation of coronavirus disease 2019 may be appendicular syndrome. An abdominal CT scan ruled out a diagnosis of appendicitis and a chest CT scan yielded a diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. CT scan is required before considering emergency surgery for acute appendicitis.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Pautrat, K., Chergui, N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7158827/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32387057
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2020.04.007

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