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Laparoscopic Treatment for Appendicitis During Pregnancy

NCT04753502 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 63

Last updated 2021-02-15

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Summary

Acute appendicitis is the most frequent non-obstetric surgical emergency during pregnancy. The benefits of laparoscopy during pregnancy are well known, but complications can occur, and these can affect both the mother and/or the foetus.

Objective: Evaluate results of laparoscopic surgical treatment of acute appendicitis in pregnant women, to analyse the occurrence of adverse postoperative, obstetric and foetal outcomes Methods: Retrospective cohort single-centred observational study on pregnant women with a preoperative diagnosis of acute appendicitis,using computerized medical records' information of pregnant patients admitted to our institution between September 2005 and July 2020

Conditions

  • Other Specified Complications of Pregnancy

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Laparoscopy

laparoscopic removal of pathologic appendix

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Austral University, Argentina

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Carina M Chwat, MD · Austral University Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-09-01
Primary Completion
2020-07-01
Completion
2020-11-30

Countries

  • Argentina

Study Locations

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