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Suspicion of Acute Appendicitis in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy: Pros and Cons of a Laparoscopic Procedure
The presentation of acute appendicitis during pregnancy may cause diagnostic and therapeutic difficulty. Delay in diagnosis may lead to increased maternal and fetal risk. Therefore, an aggressive surgical approach is mandatory, even though this may result in an increased number of appendectomies for...
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Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3183570/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21985728 http://dx.doi.org/10.4293/108680811X13125733356837 |
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author | Donkervoort, S. C. Boerma, D. |
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description | The presentation of acute appendicitis during pregnancy may cause diagnostic and therapeutic difficulty. Delay in diagnosis may lead to increased maternal and fetal risk. Therefore, an aggressive surgical approach is mandatory, even though this may result in an increased number of appendectomies for normal appendices. Diagnostic laparoscopy, followed by laparoscopic appendectomy in case of inflammation, seems a logical strategy. We present the case of a 36-week pregnant woman who presented with suspicion of acute appendicitis. The pro and cons of a laparoscopic approach in the third trimester of pregnancy are discussed as is its safety by reviewing the literature. |
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spelling | pubmed-31835702011-10-25 Suspicion of Acute Appendicitis in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy: Pros and Cons of a Laparoscopic Procedure Donkervoort, S. C. Boerma, D. JSLS Case Reports The presentation of acute appendicitis during pregnancy may cause diagnostic and therapeutic difficulty. Delay in diagnosis may lead to increased maternal and fetal risk. Therefore, an aggressive surgical approach is mandatory, even though this may result in an increased number of appendectomies for normal appendices. Diagnostic laparoscopy, followed by laparoscopic appendectomy in case of inflammation, seems a logical strategy. We present the case of a 36-week pregnant woman who presented with suspicion of acute appendicitis. The pro and cons of a laparoscopic approach in the third trimester of pregnancy are discussed as is its safety by reviewing the literature. Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2011 /pmc/articles/PMC3183570/ /pubmed/21985728 http://dx.doi.org/10.4293/108680811X13125733356837 Text en © 2011 by JSLS, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/), which permits for noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not altered in any way. |
spellingShingle | Case Reports Donkervoort, S. C. Boerma, D. Suspicion of Acute Appendicitis in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy: Pros and Cons of a Laparoscopic Procedure |
title | Suspicion of Acute Appendicitis in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy: Pros and Cons of a Laparoscopic Procedure |
title_full | Suspicion of Acute Appendicitis in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy: Pros and Cons of a Laparoscopic Procedure |
title_fullStr | Suspicion of Acute Appendicitis in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy: Pros and Cons of a Laparoscopic Procedure |
title_full_unstemmed | Suspicion of Acute Appendicitis in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy: Pros and Cons of a Laparoscopic Procedure |
title_short | Suspicion of Acute Appendicitis in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy: Pros and Cons of a Laparoscopic Procedure |
title_sort | suspicion of acute appendicitis in the third trimester of pregnancy: pros and cons of a laparoscopic procedure |
topic | Case Reports |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3183570/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21985728 http://dx.doi.org/10.4293/108680811X13125733356837 |
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