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01-10-2020 | Coronavirus | letter to the editor

Coronavirus and surgery

Authors: UA Khan, MA Gok

Published in: European Surgery | Issue 5/2020

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The coronavirus pandemic has changed our world for the foreseeable future. All countries throughout the world are struggling to cope with the devastating effects of the pandemic, both on human life and also on economics. As far as health systems all over the world are concerned, there have also been devastating effects. All routine operations have been cancelled. All endoscopies—whether for cancer diagnosis or surveillance—have been postponed for the foreseeable future. …

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Title: Coronavirus and surgery
Authors: UA Khan
MA Gok
Publication date: 01-10-2020
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Keywords: Coronavirus
Laparotomy
Laparotomy
Appendicitis
Appendicitis
COVID-19
Published in: European Surgery / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 1682-8631
Electronic ISSN: 1682-4016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10353-020-00647-y

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