Appendectomy for suspected appendicitis during pregnancy– a retrospective comparative study of 99 pregnant and 1796 non-pregnant women
The diagnosis of acute appendicitis during pregnancy presents a challenge for the clinician. Our data confirm the paradigm of "atypical presentation" which should lead to an extended diagnostic workup. Ultrasound showed less diagnostic accuracy in pregnant women in our study. MRI is a useful tool to reduce uncertainty and the rate of negative appendectomies.
Authors
- Analiza Mónica Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8984-8600)
- Lena Anthuber
- M. Schrempf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2220-6427)
- Sebastian Wolf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5298-8901)
- Matthias Anthuber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1893-7347)
- Michael Hoffmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7840-2980)
- Christian Dannecker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2333-0769)
- A. Mair
Institutions
- University Hospital Augsburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery
- Published
- 2024-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-024-03517-3
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.76