Appendicitis Radiology for Android

11 things about Appendicitis Radiology

1. The most common symptom of appendicitis, ie, right lower quadrant pain, occurs close to McBurney's point in the majority of pregnant women, regardless of the stage of pregnancy; however, the location of the appendix migrates a few centimeters cephalad with the enlarging uterus, so in the third trimester, pain may localize to the mid or even the upper right side of the abdomen.

2. In addition, cohort study of over 350,000 pregnancies reported that the rate of acute appendicitis was 35 percent lower during the antepartum period than the time outside of pregnancy.

3. Pregnant women are less likely to have a classic presentation of appendicitis than nonpregnant women, especially in late pregnancy.

4. For women aged 15 to 34 years, there was no increased risk in postpartum appendicitis compared with the time outside of pregnancy.

5. In a case control study of 53,000 women undergoing appendectomy, pregnant women were less likely to have appendicitis than age-matched, nonpregnant women.

6. In contrast, an 84 percent increased risk of postpartum appendicitis was reported for women older than 35 years.

7. Appendiceal rupture occurs more frequently in pregnant women, especially in the third trimester, possibly because these challenges and reluctance to operate on pregnant women delay diagnosis and treatment.

8. Acute appendicitis is the most common general surgical problem encountered during pregnancy.

9. A pelvic appendix can cause tenderness below McBurney's point (described below); these patients often complain of urinary frequency and dysuria or rectal symptoms, such as tenesmus and diarrhea.

10. The incidence of appendicitis was slightly higher in the second trimester than in the first and third trimesters or postpartum.

11. This study reported the lowest rates of appendicitis during the third trimester.