%0 Journal Article
%T A Preterm Birth Caused By Postoperative Peritonitis and Peritoneal Abscess
%A Sukru Yildiz
%A Huseyin Cengiz
%A Yagmur Yucebas
%A Hediye Dagdeviren
%J Cukurova Medical Journal
%D 2013
%I Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine
%X Appendicitis is the most common condition leading to an intraabdominal operation for a non obstetric problem in pregnancy and diagnosis of appendicitis is complicated by the physiologic and anatomic changes that occur during pregnancy. Although a surgical procedure carries the risk of fetal loss or preterm delivery, delay in diagnosis also increases the risk of complications in both mother and fetus. The following case illustrates our experience and to analyze clinical characteristic and the pregnancy outcome of appendicitis during the third trimester of pregnancy. [Cukurova Med J 2013; 38(4.000): 751-753]
%K Appendicitis
%K Postoperative complications
%K Pregnancy
%K Premature Birth
%U http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=28827