ABSTRACT _OBJECTIVE:_ The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical presentation, management, and main outcomes of acute appendicitis in pregnancy; appendiceal perforation, preterm labor, fetal loss. _PATIENTS AND METHODS:_ The medical files of pregnant women attending the emergency unit of Sohag University Hospital during the period from January 1999 to November 2007 were retrospectively reviewed for personal data, ... Read more

_BACKGROUND:_ Laparoscopy has been used to diagnose and treat appendicitis. Its use in females in the reproductive ages might be more valuable to diagnose and treat the mimicking conditions. _OBJECTIVE__: _To determine the value of the use of laparoscopy in females in the reproductive ages suspicious for acute appendicitis. _PATIENTS AND METHODS__:_ Sixty female patients in the child-bearing ages (study ... Read more