Title of article
Does the Appendix Location Change During Pregnancy?
Author/Authors
Hodjati, H Departments of General Surgery Obstetrics/Gynecology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Shiraz , Kazerooni, T Departments of General Surgery Obstetrics/Gynecology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Shiraz
Pages
3
From page
60
To page
62
Abstract
Background: Early diagnosis of appendicitis is important during
pregnancy. Unlike omentom, cecum and appendix are not likely to
be displaced by the growing uterus, so the concept of position
change of the appendix during pregnancy is questionable
Keywords
Pregnancy , appendix , appendicitis
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2002
Record number
2447075
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