key: cord-0940119-10weex69
authors: Lamazza, A; Fiori, E; Carati, M V; Guzzo, A; Pronio, A; Sterpetti, A V
title: Therapeutic options for emergency gastrointestinal malignancy in COVID19 pandemic. The role of operative endoscopy
date: 2020-07-28
journal: Br J Surg
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11846
sha: ce9ecf8ed01aa3cf1f5412c6bf962a01f49c8a53
doc_id: 940119
cord_uid: 10weex69

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The appropriate therapeutic approach to patients should be tailored considering also the capability of the local health care system to meet existing and projected needs after surgery, including level and phase of the pandemic and local facilities inevitably limits, In the pandemic period operative endoscopy may represent a valid alternative (definitive or temporary) to generally accepted standard surgical solutions. Each patient should be evaluated in his/her specificity considering clinical conditions, expectations, personal needs and level and stage of the pandemic. 

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