Acute appendicitis during pregnancy

• Published in: The American journal of surgery Vol. 137; no. 2; pp. 180 - 183
• Main Authors: Gomez, Alberto, Wood, MacDonald
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.1979
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Adolescent; Adult; Appendectomy; Appendicitis - complications; Appendicitis - diagnosis; Appendicitis - surgery; Female; Humans; Intestinal Perforation - complications; Postoperative Complications; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications - surgery; Pregnancy Trimester, First; Pregnancy Trimester, Second; Pregnancy Trimester, Third; Time Factors

Case reports (1970–1977) of thirty-five pregnant women with acute appendicitis were reviewed. Eighty-eight per cent had symptoms less than 24 hours and were operated on within 12 hours. No maternal or fetal loss occurred. Morbidity and mortality should be minimal if, when appendicitis is suspected i...