<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Acute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical diseases during pregnancy. In rare cases, ectopic decidual tissues (deciduosis) can develop in the appendix and cause inflammation. Here we report a well-documented case of appendicular deciduosis presenting with acute abdominal pain and resulting in gangrenous appendicitis.</p></abstract>

Acute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical diseases during pregnancy. In rare cases, ectopic decidual tissues (deciduosis) can develop in the appendix and cause inflammation. Here we report a well-documented case of appendicular deciduosis presenting with acute abdominal pain and resulting in gangrenous appendicitis.

Deciduosis of the Appendix Manifesting as Acute Abdomen in Pregnancy

Acta Chirurgica Latviensis

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Acute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical diseases during pregnancy. In rare cases, ectopic decidual tissues (deciduosis) can develop in the...

Deciduosis of the Appendix Manifesting as Acute Abdomen in Pregnancy

Article Category: Case Report

Published Online: Nov 24, 2014

Page range: 43 - 45

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/chilat-2014-0110

Keywords
appendicitis, pregnancy, deciduosis

© 2014 Anita Balta et. al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Deciduosis of the Appendix Manifesting as Acute Abdomen in Pregnancy

Article Category: Case Report

Published Online: Nov 24, 2014

Page range: 43 - 45

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/chilat-2014-0110

Keywordsappendicitis, pregnancy, deciduosis

© 2014 Anita Balta et. al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
appendicitis, pregnancy, deciduosis