SARS-CoV-2 infection and complicated appendicitis in adults in Lima, Peru: a matched case-control study
Surgery for complicated appendicitis was associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Patients with this infection may be at higher risk of complicated appendicitis and thus may need additional clinical monitoring.
Authors
- Luis Huicho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5272-5885)
- Edwin Orendo-Velásquez
- Diego Fano-Sizgorich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7172-0521)
- Zully M. Puyén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5068-0986)
- Agustín Mansilla-Sandoval (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3971-1497)
- Diana Corrales-Delgado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3722-262X)
- Percy Mansilla-Doria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8101-5607)
Institutions
- Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (PE)
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (PE)
- EsSALUD (PE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Surgery
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-025-02897-7
- Primary Topic
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00