Tag: laparotomy

A broad ligament pregnancy is a very uncommon ectopic pregnancy with a high maternal and perinatal mortality rate. It’s much less likely that such pregnancies will be carried to term. Ultrasonography can aid in diagnosis, however it is normally done during a laparotomy. G2P1 came to see us with...

Introduction: Acute appendicitis is the inflammation of the vermiform appendix and it is the most common intra-abdominal surgical emergency. Therefore, perforated appendicitis is rarely accompanied by pneumoperitoneum and that apparent rarity of association of pneumoperitoneum and acute appendicitis prompted us to discuss this condition. Materials and Methods: This retrospective...