Appendicitis with Periappendiceal Abscess and Phlegmon in Second Trimester Pregnancy: A Case Report

Authors

  • Kunal Yadav Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal
  • Krikesh Shrestha Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal
  • Rajesh Poudel Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jucms.v12i01.65662

Keywords:

Appendiceal perforation, Appendicitis, Pregnancy

Abstract

There is anatomical, physiological and biochemical changes in all body systems in pregnancy and these changes can be often misinterpreted as pathological. The unreliable nature of complaint reports, examination findings, and laboratory parameters in pregnancy appendicitis cases makes it challenging for physicians to diagnose and manage cases effectively. So, we present a case report with presentation dangling between its typical and atypical form.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Abstract
116
PDF
90

Author Biographies

Kunal Yadav, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal

MBBS Intern

Krikesh Shrestha, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal

MBBS Intern

Rajesh Poudel, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal

Department of General Surgery

Cover JUCMS

Downloads

Published

2024-05-15

How to Cite

Kunal Yadav, Krikesh Shrestha, & Rajesh Poudel. (2024). Appendicitis with Periappendiceal Abscess and Phlegmon in Second Trimester Pregnancy: A Case Report. Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences, 12(01), 69–71. https://doi.org/10.3126/jucms.v12i01.65662

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 01 (2024): Issue 30

Section

Case Reports

License

Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Authors have to give the following undertakings along with their article:

  1. I/we declare that this article is original and has not been submitted to another journal for publication.
  2. I/we declare that I/we surrender all the rights to the editor of the journal and if published will be the property of the journal and we will not publish it anywhere else, in full or part, without the permission of the Chief Editor.
  3. Institutional ethical and research committee clearance certificate from the institution where work/research was done, is required to be submitted.
  4. Articles in the Journal are Open Access articles published under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
  5. This license permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and it is not used for commercial purposes.