Departments of Surgery and Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Department of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Urol Int. 2021;105(1-2):3-16. doi: 10.1159/000512880. Epub 2020 Nov 23.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global health threat. This disease has brought about huge changes in the priorities of medical and surgical procedures. This short review article summarizes several test methods for COVID-19 that are currently being used or under development. This paper also introduces the corresponding changes in the diagnosis and treatment of urological diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic. We further discuss the potential impacts of the pandemic on urology, including the outpatient setting, clinical work, teaching, and research.
新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情对全球健康构成威胁。该疾病使医疗和外科手术的优先事项发生了重大变化。本文简要综述了目前正在使用或开发中的几种新型冠状病毒肺炎检测方法,并介绍了疫情期间泌尿外科疾病诊治方面的相应变化。我们进一步讨论了疫情对泌尿外科的潜在影响,包括门诊、临床工作、教学和研究。