Subtle ultrasound signs of appendicitis in a pregnant patient. A case report.

An abnormal, 1 cm in diameter appendix in a pregnant patient was demonstrated using graded compression sonography. Prior to the use of this technique, the suggestion of appendicitis on ultrasound examination was made only after observation of an abscess or peritoneal fluid.

Symptomatic maternal intraperitoneal meconium granulomata: report of two cases.

We present two cases of histologically proven maternal intraperitoneal granulomata following cesarean section delivery. One patient presented during the immediate postpartum period with clinical symptoms consistent with subphrenic abscess. The other patient required operative intervention for a suspected ruptured tubo-ovarian abscess.