The COVID-19 pandemic should not take us back to the prelaparoscopic era

Dear Editor, We read with interest the article published by Salomone Di Saverio et al.1 in your journal. We believe that there could not be disagreement on two points: All patients requiring emergency undelayable surgical procedure should be tested for COVID-19. Awaiting the results of the testing should not delay surgical treatment whenever this is urgently needed. Nonoperative Management strategy of urgent surgical diseases should be...