pregnancy
Diagnostic Methods Prove Lacking for Appendicitis in Pregnant Patients
Clinical and radiological advancements notwithstanding, the diagnosis of acute appendicitis remains a challenge in ...
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Surgery in the Pregnant Patient: What, When and How
You get a call from the ED, which has admitted a 26-year-old woman presenting with symptoms consistent with acute ...
JULY 5, 2023
Study: Skip Ultrasound in Pregnant Patients With Abdominal Pain
When the findings of a physical examination in a pregnant woman presenting with acute abdominal pain are suggestive ...
JULY 8, 2022
Surgeons Call for More Support for Residents During Pregnancy
From the pages of medical journals to the virtual podium at online surgical meetings, surgeons are sounding the ...
MAY 9, 2022
Societies Deem Surgery Safe During Any Stage of Pregnancy
The majority of pregnant women who present with gallstone disease wait to have surgery until after their delivery.
DECEMBER 10, 2019
The Elephant and the Expecting Surgeon
I came across an article titled “The Expecting Surgeon, What to Know If You’re Thinking About Becoming ...
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
The Expecting Surgeon
Washington—In 1988, Patricia Byers, MD, the first female surgeon on faculty at the University of Miami, just ...
MARCH 13, 2017
