Fertility following perforated appendicitis in girls*
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Gastro-intestinal surgery and fertility
2018, Journal of Visceral SurgeryCitation Excerpt :In any case, an interval of more than 12 months necessary for conception should incite the couple to consult an infertility specialized center. There is no statistically significant difference in fertility found in patients with appendicular peritonitis, whether they underwent surgery or not [58–60]. There are no data in the literature concerning the fertility rate after peritonitis secondary to colonic or peptic ulcer perforation.
Recurrent Pelvic Infections and Salpingitis after Perforated Appendicitis
2015, Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent GynecologyCitation Excerpt :Regarding long-term effects, infertility rates have been studied but results have been conflicting. Some studies have shown a 3- to 5-fold increase of tubal infertility in patients with a history of appendectomy,3 while others have shown no differences.4 Regarding the more acute effects, the literature is limited to a few case reports.
The effect of appendectomy in future tubal infertility and ectopic pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2014, Journal of Surgical ResearchCitation Excerpt :Based on this, they concluded that complicated appendicitis can cause tubal infertility; however, a history of uncomplicated appendectomy did not increase the probability of future tubal pathology. In a retrospective cohort, Puri et al. [14] reviewed the data of 181 women who had appendectomy before the age of 13 and reported that 1.6% had an ectopic pregnancy whereas 9.9% had infertility. They pointed out that perforated appendicitis before puberty carries small-to-no risk in future tubal infertility.
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Presented at the 35th Annual Congress of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Athens, September 21–23, 1988.
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From the Children's Research Center, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin; and Coombe Maternity Hospital, Dublin.