Acute appendicitis in pregnancy: a diagnostic and management challenge

Acute appendicitis is the most common extra-uterine surgical emergency encountered during pregnancy, but an accurate diagnosis is still an enigma. Anatomical shifting of the appendix by the enlarging uterus makes the clinical and sonographic diagnosis difficult. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are...

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Main Authors:	Zainuddin, Zainur Rashid, Aznal, Suhaila, Md Nor, Azmi
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	International Islamic University Malaysia 2014
Subjects:	RC Internal medicine RG Gynecology and obstetrics
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/58122/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58122/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58122/1/58122_Acute%20Appendicitis_article.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/58122/2/58122_Acute%20Appendicitis_SCOPUS.pdf

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spelling	iium-581222018-05-05T05:06:44Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/58122/ Acute appendicitis in pregnancy: a diagnostic and management challenge Zainuddin, Zainur Rashid Aznal, Suhaila Md Nor, Azmi RC Internal medicine RG Gynecology and obstetrics Acute appendicitis is the most common extra-uterine surgical emergency encountered during pregnancy, but an accurate diagnosis is still an enigma. Anatomical shifting of the appendix by the enlarging uterus makes the clinical and sonographic diagnosis difficult. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are essential to prevent perforation, which increases the risk of fetal and maternal death. Surgical intervention, either by an open laparotomy or laparoscopy is the most appropriate treatment for appendicitis. This article reviews the epidemiology, clinical diagnosis, investigation, complications and treatment of acute appendicitis in pregnancy. International Islamic University Malaysia 2014-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/58122/1/58122_Acute%20Appendicitis_article.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/58122/2/58122_Acute%20Appendicitis_SCOPUS.pdf Zainuddin, Zainur Rashid and Aznal, Suhaila and Md Nor, Azmi (2014) Acute appendicitis in pregnancy: a diagnostic and management challenge. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 13 (1). pp. 77-80. ISSN 1823-4631 http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/download/Volume%2013%20No%201/IMJM%20Vol%2013%20No%201%20p77-80.pdf
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spellingShingle	RC Internal medicine RG Gynecology and obstetrics Zainuddin, Zainur Rashid Aznal, Suhaila Md Nor, Azmi Acute appendicitis in pregnancy: a diagnostic and management challenge
description	Acute appendicitis is the most common extra-uterine surgical emergency encountered during pregnancy, but an accurate diagnosis is still an enigma. Anatomical shifting of the appendix by the enlarging uterus makes the clinical and sonographic diagnosis difficult. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are essential to prevent perforation, which increases the risk of fetal and maternal death. Surgical intervention, either by an open laparotomy or laparoscopy is the most appropriate treatment for appendicitis. This article reviews the epidemiology, clinical diagnosis, investigation, complications and treatment of acute appendicitis in pregnancy.
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author	Zainuddin, Zainur Rashid Aznal, Suhaila Md Nor, Azmi
author_facet	Zainuddin, Zainur Rashid Aznal, Suhaila Md Nor, Azmi
author_sort	Zainuddin, Zainur Rashid
title	Acute appendicitis in pregnancy: a diagnostic and management challenge
title_short	Acute appendicitis in pregnancy: a diagnostic and management challenge
title_full	Acute appendicitis in pregnancy: a diagnostic and management challenge
title_fullStr	Acute appendicitis in pregnancy: a diagnostic and management challenge
title_full_unstemmed	Acute appendicitis in pregnancy: a diagnostic and management challenge
title_sort	acute appendicitis in pregnancy: a diagnostic and management challenge
publisher	International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2014
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/58122/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58122/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58122/1/58122_Acute%20Appendicitis_article.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/58122/2/58122_Acute%20Appendicitis_SCOPUS.pdf
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Acute appendicitis in pregnancy: a diagnostic and management challenge

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