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