Abdominal pain in pregnancy

In many respects abdominal pain in pregnancy is managed just as in a nonpregnant patient, but the diagnostic criteria, methods of diagnosis, therapy, and consequences of mismanagement differ. This article discusses appendicitis, cholecystitis, urolithiasis, pancreatitis, and intestinal obstruction--...

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Published inThe Journal of family practice Vol. 22; no. 4; p. 365
Main Author Ellsbury, K E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.1986
Subjects
Abdomen
Appendicitis - complications
Appendicitis - diagnosis
Appendicitis - physiopathology
Cholecystitis - complications
Cholecystitis - diagnosis
Cholecystitis - physiopathology
Female
Fetal Death - etiology
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction - complications
Intestinal Obstruction - diagnosis
Intestinal Obstruction - physiopathology
Pain - complications
Pain - diagnosis
Pancreatitis - complications
Pancreatitis - diagnosis
Pancreatitis - physiopathology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications - diagnosis
Urinary Calculi - complications
Urinary Calculi - diagnosis
Urinary Calculi - physiopathology
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Summary:In many respects abdominal pain in pregnancy is managed just as in a nonpregnant patient, but the diagnostic criteria, methods of diagnosis, therapy, and consequences of mismanagement differ. This article discusses appendicitis, cholecystitis, urolithiasis, pancreatitis, and intestinal obstruction--conditions that often manifest a similar clinical picture. The article presents epidemiologic data, distinguishing characteristics, modifications of the workup, and treatment appropriate to pregnancy and perinatal complications of each condition.
ISSN:0094-3509
1533-7294