Gallstones grow inside the gallbladder or biliary tract. These stones can be asymptomatic or
symptomatic; only gallstones with symptoms or complications are defined as gallstone …

The medical complexity of surgical patients is increasing and medical specialties are
frequently asked to assist with the perioperative management surgical patients. Effective pre …

Laparoscopy is widely utilised to diagnose and treat acute and chronic, gynaecological and
general surgical conditions. It has only been in recent years that laparoscopy has become …

Objective To compare outcomes and management practices among pregnant and
nonpregnant women with acute appendicitis. Design Population‐based matched cohort …

Introduction: suspected appendicitis is the most common indication for surgery in non-
obstetric conditions during pregnancy and occurs in about one in 500 to one in 635 …

Background The operative management of symptomatic cholelithiasis during pregnancy is
either laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) or open cholecystectomy (OC). The aim of this …

Background The incidence of symptomatic biliary disease during pregnancy ranges from
0.05 to 8%. Cholecystectomy is one of the common operations performed during pregnancy …

Objective The purpose of this study was to determine the diagnostic performance of
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis during pregnancy …

Appendicitis is defined as inflammation of the vermiform appendix, the most common
surgical emergency in children and young adults with abdominal pain. The current standard …

Importance Data are sparse regarding the optimal treatment for complicated appendicitis
during pregnancy. Objective To compare nonoperative and operative management in …