Establishing a correlation between pregnancy and physiological changes and symptoms that generally arise during pregnancy can cause delays in diagnosing and treating acute appendicitis in pregnant women. Selecting the treatment is important because of the presence of potential maternal and fetal complications. Currently, laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) remains a topic of discussion for treating acute appendicitis occurring in pregnant women. Here we present the case of a pregnant woman who underwent laparoscopic appendectomy, as well as a literature review.
Keywords: Pregnancy, appendectomy, laparoscopic surgery