Maternal and fetal outcomes after laparoscopic vs. Open appendectomy in pregnant women: data from two tertiary referral centers


Karaman E., Aras A., Cim N., Kolusarı A., Kızıltan R., Çelik S., ...More

GINEKOLOGIA POLSKA, vol.87, no.2, pp.98-103, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 87 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.17772/gp/58752
  • Journal Name: GINEKOLOGIA POLSKA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.98-103
  • Keywords: appendectomy, laparoscopy, pregnancy, APPENDICITIS, MANAGEMENT, OPERATION, DIAGNOSIS, REGISTRY, SURGERY
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Appendectomy is the most common cause of non-obstetric surgery in pregnant women. Our aim was to compare the clinical characteristics, pert-and post-operative data of pregnant women undergoing either laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) or open appendectomy (OA).