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

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

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Purpose and Significance of Study: This is a report of a case of perforated appendicitis in a 35-week pregnant woman, where prompt recognition led to emergent operative interventions ultimately saving the day for both mother and baby. The presentation of the patient and the series of interventions it necessitated, including a damage control laparotomy at the time of caesarean section is rare.


Fit with Scope of Journal: The manuscript is of very high interest for the journal Surgical Case Reports.


The discussion explains the rather unusual nature of the case, the challenges, including diagnosis and surgical decisions, and the course of intervention followed, all with reference to the relevant literature. The case highlights the importance of quick diagnosis and emergent operative intervention to minimize maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality for appendicitis during pregnancy.

 

o   The manuscript contains a few minor errors (already corrected in the galley proof), which are listed below

 

·       In the 1st sentence of the 2nd paragraph of Case, “max” must be replaced with “maximum”, and “canula” must be replaced with “cannula”.

·       Omission of articles and comma, e.g., omission of comma before “including” in the 2nd sentence of the Abstract, omission of “the” before “vitals” in the 1st sentence of the 2nd paragraph of Case, and so on.

·       “35-week”, “39-year-old”, “foul-smelling”, etc. must be hyphenated.

Author Info

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

Article Info

Article Type
Case Report
Publication history
Received: Thu 28, May 2020
Accepted: Fri 12, Jun 2020
Published: Sat 20, Jun 2020
Copyright
© 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