Damage Control Laparotomy with Appendectomy and Cesarean Section in the Setting of Perforated Appendicitis

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Hossam Abdou Jose J Diaz Lindsay B O’Meara

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Hossam Abdou
Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

A B S T R A C T

Appendicitis is the most common general surgery problem in pregnant patients, but patients can present with vague symptoms making diagnosis difficult. Misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis can lead to complications such as perforation, which can result in dire outcomes, including fetal and maternal demise. A high level of clinical suspicion should be maintained to identify the diagnosis and progress to operative intervention quickly. Here we present a case highlighting prompt recognition of perforated appendicitis leading to fetal and maternal distress with emergent operative intervention leading to good outcomes for both mother and baby.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Thu 28, May 2020
Accepted: Fri 12, Jun 2020
Published: Sat 20, Jun 2020

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© 2023 Hossam Abdou. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2020.06.21