AUTHOR=Reismann Marc TITLE=A concise pathophysiological model of acute appendicitis against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pediatrics VOLUME=10 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.908524 DOI=10.3389/fped.2022.908524 ISSN=2296-2360 ABSTRACT=

One of the most common clinical pictures has become the focus of attention during the COVID-19 pandemic: acute appendicitis with the associated diagnostics and therapy. The aim of the work is to show inconsistencies with regard to epidemiology, pathophysiology and therapy against the background of the pandemic with special attention to the conditions for children and to explain the pathophysiological processes that are likely to underlie the disease based on scientifically plausible models.