Table 1.
Investigations (Blood work up, bed side tests, fluid tests and histopathology).
| Full blood count | Hb 134 g/L, WCC 17.4 × 10^9 /L, neutrophils 16.0 × 10^9 /L. |
| Urea, electrolytes, creatinine | Na 135 mmol/L, K 3.8 mmol/L, creatinine 49umol/L. |
| Liver function tests | Bili 8 umol/L, ALP 63 U/L, GGT 13 U/L, AST 22 U/L, ALT 36 U/L. |
| Lipase | 124 U/L (normal range 70−390 U/L). |
| C- reactive protein | 165 |
| Urinalysis | Negative leukocytes, nitrites and blood. |
| Bed side USS | Confirmed intrauterine pregnancy and foetal heartbeat. |
| Appendix Pathology | Appendix with faecolith and small amount of acute inflammatory slough within appendiceal lumen; fibrous obliteration of tip of appendix; no evidence of acute appendicitis, dysplasia or malignancy. |
| peritoneal fluid | Triglycerides 15.7 mmol/L (1389 mg/dL), no organisms grown/cultures. Numerous leukocytes. Lipase 83 U/L. |