Book contents
- Pregnancy Complications
- Pregnancy Complications
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Note from the Editor-in-Chief
- Normal Laboratory Values (Conventional Units) []
- Section 1 Antepartum (Early Pregnancy)
- Section 2 Antepartum (Mid-trimester)
- Case 12 A 25-Year-Old with Cervical Insufficiency at 18 Weeks
- Case 13 A 25-Year-Old with an Echogenic Cardiac Focus at 19 Weeks’ Gestation
- Case 14 A 20-Year-Old with Right Lower Quadrant Pain at 15 Weeks’ Gestation
- Case 15 A 40-Year-Old with Decreased Libido at 29 Weeks
- Case 16 A 35-Year-Old with a Left Breast Mass at 35 Weeks
- Case 17 A 25-Year-Old at 14 Weeks’ Gestation with Pelvic Pain and Inability to Void
- Case 18 A 35-Year-Old with Abdominal Cramping and Pelvic Pain at 24 Weeks’ Gestation
- Case 19 Appendicitis Presenting as Nausea, Vomiting, and Abdominal Pain at 16 Weeks
- Section 3 Antepartum (Late Pregnancy)
- Section 4 Antepartum (Medical Complications)
- Section 5 Antepartum (Infectious Complications)
- Section 6 Intrapartum/Delivery
- Section 7 Postpartum
- Section 8 Fetal Complications
- Section 9 Placental Complications
- Section 10 Complications of the Cord, Amnion, and Gravid Uterus
- Section 11 Psychosocial Considerations
- Index
- References
Case 19 - Appendicitis Presenting as Nausea, Vomiting, and Abdominal Pain at 16 Weeks
from Section 2 - Antepartum (Mid-trimester)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 April 2025
Book contents
- Pregnancy Complications
- Pregnancy Complications
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Note from the Editor-in-Chief
- Normal Laboratory Values (Conventional Units) []
- Section 1 Antepartum (Early Pregnancy)
- Section 2 Antepartum (Mid-trimester)
- Case 12 A 25-Year-Old with Cervical Insufficiency at 18 Weeks
- Case 13 A 25-Year-Old with an Echogenic Cardiac Focus at 19 Weeks’ Gestation
- Case 14 A 20-Year-Old with Right Lower Quadrant Pain at 15 Weeks’ Gestation
- Case 15 A 40-Year-Old with Decreased Libido at 29 Weeks
- Case 16 A 35-Year-Old with a Left Breast Mass at 35 Weeks
- Case 17 A 25-Year-Old at 14 Weeks’ Gestation with Pelvic Pain and Inability to Void
- Case 18 A 35-Year-Old with Abdominal Cramping and Pelvic Pain at 24 Weeks’ Gestation
- Case 19 Appendicitis Presenting as Nausea, Vomiting, and Abdominal Pain at 16 Weeks
- Section 3 Antepartum (Late Pregnancy)
- Section 4 Antepartum (Medical Complications)
- Section 5 Antepartum (Infectious Complications)
- Section 6 Intrapartum/Delivery
- Section 7 Postpartum
- Section 8 Fetal Complications
- Section 9 Placental Complications
- Section 10 Complications of the Cord, Amnion, and Gravid Uterus
- Section 11 Psychosocial Considerations
- Index
- References
Summary
Appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in pregnancy. Delayed management can substantially worsen morbidity, so a high index of suspicion and emergent management should be considered. Clinical signs and symptoms consistent with appendicitis in pregnancy include fever, nausea, vomiting, defecation irregularities, and generalized or right-sided abdominal pain. Leukocytosis and appendiceal abnormalities on ultrasound, MRI, or computed tomography point to the diagnosis. Surgical management is recommended in pregnancy.
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- Pregnancy ComplicationsA Case-Based Approach, pp. 57 - 60Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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