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Appendicitis in Pregnancy

Patricia A. Pastore, Dianne M. Loomis and John Sauret
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2006, 19 (6) 621-626; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.19.6.621

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    Figure 1.

    Changes in position of the appendix as pregnancy advances (MO, month, PP, postpartum). As modified from Baer and associates. With permission from The McGraw-Hill Companies.

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  • Table 1.

    Obstetrical and Gynecological Differential Diagnoses of RLQ Pain in Pregnancy

    Ruptured ovarian cyst
    Hemorrhagic ovarian cyst
    Appendicitis
    Idiopathic
    Ectopic pregnancy
    Ovarian torsion
    Pelvic inflammatory disease
    Tubo-ovarian abscess
    Threatened abortion
    Placental abruption
    Chorioamnionitis
    Degenerating leiomyoma
    Ventral hernia
    Pyelonephritis
    Salpingitis
    Adnexal torsion
    Ruptured corpus luteum cyst
    Round ligament syndrome
    Preeclampsia
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