Frontiers | COVID-19 and Acute Cholecystitis Management: A Systematic Review of Current Literature
Introduction: Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients with clinically acute presentations have been approached differently. The fear for viral transmission along with the short period of study made patients delay their hospital visits and doctors to reassess the approach of certain acute situations. This study aimed to assess the changes in the management of patients with acute cholecystitis before and during COVID-19. Methods: A systematic review of the literature using PubMed (Medline), Scopus and ScienceDirect databases was performed until 01 September 2021. Two kinds of...