PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rachelle Guttman
AU  - Ran D Goldman
AU  - Gideon Koren
TI  - Appendicitis during pregnancy.
DP  - 2004 Mar 01
TA  - Canadian Family Physician
PG  - 355--357
VI  - 50
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.cfp.ca/content/50/3/355.short
4100  - http://www.cfp.ca/content/50/3/355.full
SO  - Can Fam Physician2004 Mar 01; 50
AB  - QUESTION: A 26-year-old patient in our clinic, who was 18 weeks pregnant at the time, experienced acute abdominal pain and was diagnosed with appendicitis. The inflamed appendix was successfully removed. Is her pregnancy at risk? ANSWER: Appendicitis is not rare during pregnancy and is associated with increased reproductive risk. Women who have undergone appendectomy during pregnancy are at higher risk of fetal loss, especially in early pregnancy and with appendiceal perforation, and of premature contractions and labour. Despite the difficulty of diagnosing appendicitis during pregnancy, appendectomy should not be delayed.