title: Concurrent appendicitis and ectopic pregnancy. A case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Ectopic pregnancy is infrequently encountered together with appendicitis. Since 1960, 21 such cases have been reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 32-year-old, Hispanic woman presented with signs and symptoms of an acute surgical abdomen. Preoperatively, the diagnoses of both ectopic pregnancy and acute appendicitis were entertained. On surgical exploration, a ruptured appendix and an unruptured left-sided ectopic pregnancy were found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The possibility of multiple pathologic disorders should always be considered in a patient with an acute surgical abdomen, especially during pregnancy. Evidence exists of a possible association between ectopic pregnancy and appendicitis in terms of a common pathogenic mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, 374 Stockholm Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA.
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Riggs
authors.forename: Henry J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Schiavello
authors.forename: Rivki
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fixler
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007964:Leukocytosis / Q000209:etiology; D009336:Necrosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents