GENERAL SURGICAL PROBLEMS IN PREGNANCY

The anatomical and physiological changes caused by pregnancy, pose a threatening challenge in diagnosis and management of pregnant patients with surgical problems. Although the threshold for intervention is high, still every possible, "safe diagnostic modalities must be utilized to manage these patients. Counseling of the mother regarding possible complications forms an important aspect of management. The obstetrician should always go for opinion of surgical colleagues, when ever there is any doubt in the diagnosis of surgical problem in pregnancy.