title: Letter to the editor.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Endoscopic Surgery, Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, USA. Electronic address: sdolgin@northwell.edu.
authors.forename: Stephen E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Dolgin
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Endoscopic Surgery, Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Aaron M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lipskar
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Morris C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Edelman
mesh_terms: D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D061665:Time-to-Treatment