Appendectomy in pregnancy: Evaluation of the risks of a negative appendectomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 145-150

  Ito, Kaori ^a,b   Ito, Hiromichi ^a,b   Whang, Edward E ^a   Tavakkolizadeh, Ali ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Negative appendectomy; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FETUS WASTAGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; WOUND INFECTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856115386     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.02.010     Document Type: Article

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