Acute appendicitis in pregnancy

Authors

  • Sushma Sai Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, BG Nagara, Mandya District, Karnataka
  • Prashant Joshi Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, BG Nagara, Mandya District, Karnataka
  • Linge Gowda Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, BG Nagara, Mandya District, Karnataka
  • Dr. Maitri Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, BG Nagara, Mandya District, Karnataka
  • Shilpa M N Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, BG Nagara, Mandya District, Karnataka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v5i1.474

Abstract

Acute appendicitis during pregnancy is an important complication that deserves careful consideration. It is perhaps the most common indication for performing a laparotomy for extrauterine lesions. Various anatomic and physiologic changes that occur during pregnancy contribute to the complexity of making the diagnosis of this disorder. The symptoms and signs of acute appendicitis during pregnancy may, however, mimic those commonly encountered in normal non-gravid women.Reports on acute appendicitis in pregnancy are rare. We report a case of 28 week pregnancy with acute appendicitis who underwent open appendectomy after which she developed preterm labour for which she was put on progesterone supplements and managed successfully.

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Published

2014-01-30

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2014): Jan

Section

Case Report

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Acute appendicitis in pregnancy. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2014 Jan. 30 [cited 2024 Oct. 18];5(1):63-5. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/935