ISSN
2277 - 3282
e ISSN
2277 - 3290
Publisher
Journal of Science
APPENDICITIS IN PREGNANCY
Author / Afflication
Azzam Al Kadi
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Unaizah College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia.
Keywords
Appendicitis ,Pregnant ,Perforation ,Imaging ,labour ,Complications ,
Abstract
Appendicitis is the commonest non-obstetric emergency in pregnancy. The management is challenging in pregnancy due to the physiological and anatomical changes occurring in pregnancy that lead to delays in diagnosis and intervention. Delayed intervention adversely affects the maternal and fetal well-being. This article reviews the various aspects related to appendicitis in pregnancy in the lig
Volume / Issue / Year
5 , 10 , 2015
Starting Page No / Endling Page No
883 - 889