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Acute appendicitis in pregnancy remains a diagnostic challenge. The most common non-obstetric surgical emergency in pregnancy, appendicitis occurs in approximately 1 in 1500 pregnancies, an incidence similar to that in the non-pregnant population.

Special Feature: Appendicitis in Pregnancy

October 1, 2003

Acute appendicitis in pregnancy remains a diagnostic challenge. The most common non-obstetric surgical emergency in pregnancy, appendicitis occurs in approximately 1 in 1500 pregnancies, an incidence similar to that in the non-pregnant population.