Is Appendectomy During Late Stages of Pregnancy Associated with an Increased Cesarean Delivery Rate? – a Retrospective Analysis of One Center During 10 Years
Julia Kummer,
Josefine Koenigbauer,
Falko Stephan Joachim Peters
et al.
Abstract:About one in 500 pregnant women requires a surgical intervention that is not pregnancy-related. One of the most common surgical interventions during pregnancy is appendectomy. The primary aim of this study was to assess surgical access of appendectomy during pregnancy and pregnancy outcome. Secondary outcomes were clinical symptoms and diagnostics as well as histopathological analysis.This is a single-center retrospective data analysis conducted at a tertiary perinatal center. A digital search of the hospital … Show more
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