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Sazhin A.V.

Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University

Kirienko A.I.

Russian National Research Medical University nabbed after N.I. Pirogov, Moscow, Russia

Kurtser M.A.

Tsentr planirovaniia sem'i i reproduktsii DZ Moskvy

Konoplyannikov A.G.

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

Panin A.V.

Clinical Hospital "Lapino"

Son D.A.

Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

Shuljak G.D.

Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

Acute appendicitis during pregnancy

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Sazhin A.V., Kirienko A.I., Kurtser M.A., Konoplyannikov A.G., Panin A.V., Son D.A., Shuljak G.D.

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Journal: Pirogov Russian Journal of Surgery. 2019;(1): 70‑77

DOI: 10.17116/hirurgia201901170

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ACUTE APPENDICITIS DURING PREGNANCY
ACUTE APPENDICITIS DURING PREGNANCY

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Sazhin AV, Kirienko AI, Kurtser MA, Konoplyannikov AG, Panin AV, Son DA, Shuljak GD. Acute appendicitis during pregnancy. Pirogov Russian Journal of Surgery. 2019;(1):70‑77. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/hirurgia201901170

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Abstract:

Acute appendicitis is the most frequent surgical disease complicating pregnancy. Accurate diagnosis is difficult due to atypical and misleading clinical manifestations. Surgeons frequently do not know about advantages and disadvantages of different diagnostic methods applied during pregnancy. Treatment of acute appendicitis in pregnant women remains the real challenge for surgeons. There are enough researches indicating on benefits and risks of both open and laparoscopic operations. The main risk is due to fetal loss after laparoscopic procedure. Safety of diagnostic techniques and laparoscopic procedures, surgical tactics and independent risk factors of pregnancy loss are touched in the article.

Keywords:

appendicitis in pregnancy
laparoscopy in pregnancy
laparoscopic appendectomy

Authors:

Sazhin A.V.

Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University

Kirienko A.I.

Russian National Research Medical University nabbed after N.I. Pirogov, Moscow, Russia

Kurtser M.A.

Tsentr planirovaniia sem'i i reproduktsii DZ Moskvy

Konoplyannikov A.G.

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

Panin A.V.

Clinical Hospital "Lapino"

Son D.A.

Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

Shuljak G.D.

Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

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