The surgical management of intra-abdominal inflammatory conditions during pregnancy.
The timely diagnosis and treatment of intra-abdominal conditions during pregnancy can challenge the surgical consultant. Familiarity with the anatomic and physiologic changes present in normal pregnancy is essential, as is the knowledge of relative risk by trimester. The general surgeon will be called upon to diagnose and treat appendicitis, biliary tract disease (including pancreatitis), and liver disease. Knowledge of how these conditions become manifest is essential. The surgical consultant should be aware that virtually all complications that occur in the management of these conditions are caused by delay in the detection of the disease process.
Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Fallon
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Newman
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Fallon
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Malangoni
D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012307:Risk Factors