Beware of Too Aggressive Approach in Children With Acute Abdomen During COVID-19 Outbreak!

With great interest, we read the report by Gao et al1 on emergency surgery in suspected coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) patients with acute gastro-intestinal symptoms. The authors describe 4 adult patients presenting with acute abdomen and suspected severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, where laparotomy revealed peritonitis and intestinal necrosis with and without gastrointestinal perforations. Acute abdomen...