Abstract
A retrospective study of appendicitis in pregnancy in Aberdeen has been performed. The incidence, symptoms, findings at laparotomy and outcome are described. Delay in diagnosis is stressed as the causal factor in increased maternal morbidity and high neonatal mortality.
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