Acute Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy: A Rare Life-Threatening Condition

Acute abdominal pain during pregnancy has a broad differential diagnosis, and the diagnostic workup in the emergency department can be challenging, often requiring coordination across multiple specialties. Multidisciplinary collaboration involving surgery, gynecology/obstetrics, and maternal-fetal medicine is essential in selected cases to ensure timely diagnosis and appropriate management. We present the case of a pregnant woman with acute left flank abdominal pain, notable for its diagnostic complexity in the emergency department, the interdisciplinary decision‑making required, its subsequent management, its final diagnosis, and the potential underlying etiology.

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Cureus
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2026-03-02
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https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.104560
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Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
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Acute Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy: A Rare Life-Threatening Condition

Ahmed Alaa Kassem, Waleed Salem, Yaser Aljaro, Salah Almughalles
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Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
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Acute Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy: A Rare Life-Threatening Condition

Ahmed Alaa Kassem, Waleed Salem, Yaser Aljaro, Salah Almughalles
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Abstract

Acute abdominal pain during pregnancy has a broad differential diagnosis, and the diagnostic workup in the emergency department can be challenging, often requiring coordination across multiple specialties. Multidisciplinary collaboration involving surgery, gynecology/obstetrics, and maternal-fetal medicine is essential in selected cases to ensure timely diagnosis and appropriate management. We present the case of a pregnant woman with acute left flank abdominal pain, notable for its diagnostic complexity in the emergency department, the interdisciplinary decision‑making required, its subsequent management, its final diagnosis, and the potential underlying etiology.

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