Muhammad Touseef Asghar, Khalid Mahmood Cheema, Mazhar Saseed Choudhary.
Acute appendicitis in Pregnancy.
Esculapio J Services Inst Med Sci Jan ;2(3):23-5.

Background: Acute appendicitis is common cause of abdominal pain in pregnancy. Present study aims to determine the presentation and diagnosis of acute appendicitis in pregnancy. Methods: It was descriptive study carried on 18 pregnant patients who underwent appendicectomy. Results: In this series 18 pregnant patients had appendicectomy, 17 had acute appendicitis, and 1 had normal appendix. Abdominal pain and vomiting were main presenting symptoms. Tenderness in right iliac fossa was main finding on clinical examination. 2 patients had perforated appendix for which lower midline laparotomy was performed. There was no fetal or maternal loss. Wound infection was major complication seen in 2 patients only. Conclusion: The diagnosis of acute appendicitis rests on clinical acumen, and prompt surgical intervention is the key to good outcome.

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