Twin pregnancy complicated with acute appendicitis and cholecystitis in the same gestational period
Ahmet Başaran1, Gürkan Bozdağ, A Tarik Aksu
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Sihhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey. ahmetba@hacettepe.edu.tr
Introduction:
Acute appendicitis and symptomatic biliary stones are the most common indications for non-obstetrical surgical procedures during pregnancy. However, combination of these two clinical presentations in the same gestational period is anecdotal.
Case Report:
A 30-year-old twin pregnant patient complicated with acute appendicitis followed by cholecystitis was reported with poor fetal outcomes.
Conclusion:
Despite appropriate management when two conditions, appendicitis and cholecystitis, occur in the same gestational period one after another complications might become inevitable.
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