Open AccessSARS-Cov-2 Was Not Found in the Peritoneal Fluid of an Asymptomatic Patient Undergoing Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Author(s) -
Gustavo RomeroVelez,
Xavier Pereira,
Ariela Zenilman,
Diego Camacho
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
surgical laparoscopy endoscopy and percutaneous techniques/surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy and percutaneous techniques
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.528
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1534-4908
pISSN - 1530-4515
DOI - 10.1097/sle.0000000000000837
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , medicine , peritoneal fluid , peritoneum , laparoscopy , covid-19 , peritoneal cavity , surgery , laparoscopic surgery , pneumoperitoneum , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease
The safety of laparoscopic surgery in SARS-CoV-2 positive patients remains unclear. The presence of the virus within peritoneal fluid and the peritoneal tissues is not known. We report an asymptomatic COVID-19 positive patient who underwent laparoscopic appendectomy with negative peritoneal sampling for SARS-CoV-2.