Journals / Zeynep Kamil Tıp Bülteni / 2007 / Cilt: 38 - Sayı: 3

Perforated appendicitis without characteristic clinical features in pregnancy presented as preterm labor: A case report

Karakteristik klinik tablo olmaksızın erken doğum tehdidi ile gelen bir gebede perfore apandisit: Olgu sunumu

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111–112
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Appendicitis should be considered in the differential diagnosis ofpreterm labor, when the patient fails to respond the tocolysis, even if the patient does not show characteristic features of appendicitis.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The incidence of appendicitis during pregnancy is equal to that in the normal population; however, a higher perforation rate is found during pregnancy compared to that in the normal population.
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Key Findings & Data:A 19- year-old woman presented with uterine contractions and right low back pain at 34 weeks of gestation.
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Conclusion & Impact:Appendicitis should be considered in the differential diagnosis ofpreterm labor, when the patient fails to respond the tocolysis, even if the patient does not show characteristic features of appendicitis.
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📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Apandisit · Gebelik · Erişkin

Abstract

The incidence of appendicitis during pregnancy is equal to that in the normal population; however, a higher perforation rate is found during pregnancy compared to that in the normal population. A 19- year-old woman presented with uterine contractions and right low back pain at 34 weeks of gestation. She treated with tocolysis and antibiotic for premature labor and urinary infection. 24 hours later, due to progression of cervical dilatation, caesarean section was performed because of breech presentation. During caesarean section, perforated appendicitis was detected and appendectomy was performed. Appendicitis should be considered in the differential diagnosis ofpreterm labor, when the patient fails to respond the tocolysis, even if the patient does not show characteristic features of appendicitis.

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Gebelikte apandisit insidensi normal popülasyondaki kadar olmakla beraber, normal popülasyon ile karşılaştırıldığında gebelikte perforasyon oranı daha yüksektir. Gebeliğinin 34. haftasında uterin kontraksiyonlar ve sağ sırt ağrısı ile başvuran hastaya erken doğum tehdidi tanısı konularak tokoliz ve üriner system enfeksiyonu nedeni ile antibiyotik tedavisi haşlandı. Tedavinin başlangıcından 24 saat sonra servikal dilatasyonun ilerlemesi ve makat gelişi nedeni ile sezeryan ile doğum gerçekleştirildi. Sezeryan sırasında perfore apandisit saptandı ve apendektomi yapıldı. Tokoliz tedavisine yanıt vermeyen hastalarda, karakteristik klinik belirtiler olmasa dahi, apandisit ayırıcı tanıda düşünülmelidir.

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ÖZGÜN, M. T., TÜRKYILMAZ, Ç., DOLANBAY, M., ULUDAĞ, S., BATUKAN, A. C. (2007). Perforated appendicitis without characteristic clinical features in pregnancy presented as preterm labor: A case report. Zeynep Kamil Tıp Bülteni, Cilt: 38 - Sayı: 3, 111–112. https://ajindex.com/articles/334370

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