Appendicitis in pregnancy: a case report and a review of the current literature.
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.
Chloptsios
C
C
Department of Surgery, General Hospital of Thebes, Thebes, Greece.
Stamatiou
K
K
Kavouras
N
N
Moustakis
E
E
Ilias
G
G
Lebrun
F
F
D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome