title: [Acute appendicitis in pregnancy].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Review of our cases of appendicitis with pregnancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between june 1990 and may 2001, eighteen cases were investigated, retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Six patients were in first trimester, 10 in second trimester and 2 in third trimester. Mean age was 25. Sixteen cases (88.9%) were acute appendicitis and 2 cases (11.1%) were perforated appendicitis. The time interval between the onset of complaints and operation was 1.6 days. There were no fetal or maternal mortality. One of perforated appendicitis developed wound infection and two developed atelectasis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early laparotomy in appendicitis with pregnancy will reduce the fetal and maternal morbidity and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylül Univ. Tip Fakültesi Genel Cerrahi A.D. Inciralti 35340 Izmir. katila@deu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Koray
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Atila
authors.forename: A Deniz
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Uçar
authors.forename: Tarkan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Unek
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sevinç
authors.forename: A Alper
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Cevik
authors.forename: Selman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sökmen
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000453:epidemiology; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008499:Medical Records; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology