A Preterm Birth Caused By Postoperative Peritonitis and Peritoneal Abscess

Year 2013, Volume: 38 Issue: 4, 751 - 753, 01.12.2013

Şükrü Yıldız Hüseyin Cengiz Yağmur Yücebaş Hediye Dağdeviren Tuba Tombul Murat Ekin

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Appendicitis, Postoperative complications, Pregnancy, Premature Birth

Postoperatif Peritonit ve Peritoneal Abse Nedenli Erken Doğum

Abstract

Gebelikte intraabdominal operasyona gerek duyulan en sık non obstetrik durum apandisit hastalığıdır. Gebelikte meydana gelen anatomik ve fizyolojik farklılıklar apandisitin tanısını komplike bir hale getirmektedir. Cerrahi müdahale, fetal kayıp ve erken doğum için riskler getirse de tanıda gecikme anne ve fetüs için komplikasyon riskini arttırmaktadır.Anlatılan vaka sunumunda üçüncü trimester gebelikte apandisitin klinik karakteristiğini analiz etmek ve oluşan gebelik sonucunu değerlendirmek amaçlanmıştır.

Keywords

Apendisit, Gebelik, Postoperatif komplikasyonlar, Prematür Doğum

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• Yazışma Adresi / Address for Correspondence: Dr. Şükrü Yıldız Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Teaching and Research Hospital Departments of Gynecology and Obstetrics İSTANBUL e-mail: [e-mail] geliş tarihi/received :20.12.2012 kabul tarihi/accepted:04.02.2013