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Misdiagnosis of appendicitis in tubally sterilized women
1Department of Surgery, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
|January 1, 1993
Abstract:
Sterilization by tubal occlusive methods has a small but definite incidence of failure which is not well recognized among general surgeons. As a result of the failure to appreciate the possibility of ectopic pregnancy after tubal ligation, right-sided abdominal pain in this patient population is commonly misdiagnosed as appendicitis. One such case is presented, and the literature is reviewed and discussed.
Keywords:
Abdominal CrampsAustraliaCase HistoriesData CollectionDeveloped CountriesDiseasesExaminations And DiagnosesFamily PlanningFemale SterilizationOceaniaPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy, EctopicResearch MethodologySigns And SymptomsSterilization, SexualTubal Ligation--complicationsTubal Occlusion