Abstract:Objectives: Assess the patient characteristics and presentations of non-obstetric causes of acute abdominal pain among pregnant women.
Methods: Sixty five pregnant patients of different gestational age groups were enrolled in this study who visited Sulaimani Emergency Hospital between 2nd January 2019 and 31 December 2019.
Results: Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of non-obstetric abdominal pain in pregnant women (35.4%) followed by acute cholecystitis (18.5%) and renal stones (12.3%).… Show more
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