Open AccessWhat paradigm shifts occurred in the management of acute diverticulitis during the COVID-19 pandemic? A scoping review
Author(s) -
Gaetano Gallo,
Monica Ortenzi,
Ugo Grossi,
Gian Luca Di Tanna,
Francesco Pata,
Mario Guerrieri,
Giuseppe Sammarco,
Salomone Di Saverio
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i23.6759
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , pandemic , diverticulitis , intensive care medicine , general surgery , virology , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
Acute colonic diverticulitis (ACD) is common in Western countries, with its prevalence increasing throughout the world. As a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), elective surgery and in-patients' visits have been cancelled or postponed worldwide.