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Revista Cubana de Anestesiología y Reanimación 2015; 14 (2)
Acute appendicitis during caesarean section
García CA, Costa LE, Rodríguez HR, Chambi GFA
Language: Spanish
References: 12
Page: 176-180
PDF size: 80.02 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Introduction: appendicitis during pregnancy is a common entity, occurs in one in 1500 and is one of the most common causes of non-obstetric surgery during
pregnancy.
Methods: exposing the clinical features of acute appendicitis during the term of pregnancy.
Developing: 39 weeks pregnant at the beginning of labor which is announced for emergency cesarean section for fetal distress. When opening the abdominal cavity
pus that turned out to be an acute suppurative appendicitis was diagnosed.
Conclusión: Acute appendicitis is rare at term, difficult to diagnose when the symptoms associated with symptoms of labor and be undetected can cause serious
maternal and fetal complications.
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