title: Appendicitis in pregnancy: a case report and a review of the current literature.
abstract: Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical problem in pregnancy. Antibiotic treatment does not always improve the outcome and emergency intervention is required. We present a case of appendicitis complicated by a plastron formation occurring during pregnancy and the outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, General Hospital of Thebes, Thebes, Greece.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chloptsios
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stamatiou
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kavouras
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moustakis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ilias
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lebrun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome