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KMID : 0358420120550120986
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Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2012 Volume.55 No. 12 p.986 ~ p.989
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CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT OF CECAL DIVERTICULITIS MIMICKING ACUTE APPENDICITIS IN A PREGNANT WOMAN
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Choi Won-Ku
Song Yun-Kyung
Kim Sun-Young
Ryu Chul-Hee
Jeong Young-Ju
Chae Hee-Suk
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Abstract
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A 24-year-old pregnant woman was referred for further evaluation and treatment of the right lower quadrant pain at 19+1 weeks gestational age. The patient was diagnosed to be acute appendicitis and underwent laparoscopic surgery. However, an inflamed solitary cecal diverticulum was found during surgery. After a routine appendectomy, cecal diverticulitis was conservatively treated with postoperative antibiotics without signs of peritonitis. To date, most of the non-pregnant women with cecal diverticulitis have been managed surgically. Our case indicates that a pregnant patient with cecal diverticulitis could be managed medically during pregnancy.
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KEYWORD
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Pregnancy, Cecal diverticulitis, Conservative treatment
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