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Journal of Universal Surgery

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Alaarabiou A

Department of Visceral Surgery, University hospital Centre Mohammed VI, Marrakech, Morocco

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  • Case Series   
    Acute Appendicitis in Pregnancy: Thirty Three Cases
    Author(s): Alaarabiou A*, Rabbani K, Louzi A and Finech B

    Acute appendicitis is the most common nonobstetric surgical emergency during pregnancy. Its occurrence during pregnancy exposes it to additional diagnostic difficulties and transforms the current pregnancy into a pregnancy at risk. Our series includes 33 cases of acute appendicitis and pregnancy. The objective of the study is to describe the characteristics of acute appendicitis in pregnant women. In terms of epidemiology most studies find a predominance of primary patients with acute appendicitis, in our study it was more the multipares. The age of onset of acute appendicitis is between 18 and 44 years of age so there is a larger proportion of onset in the second trimester of pregnancy. Despite the many possible tables, the most constant sign of examination at any stage of pregnancy remains the pain caused at the level of the right iliac foss.. View More»

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