title: Laparoscopic appendectomy performed during pregnancy by gynecological laparoscopists.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the safety, feasibility, and pregnancy outcomes of laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) during pregnancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective review of eight pregnant women who underwent LA from January 2007 to December 2008.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The median age of the patients and median parity were 29.5 years (range, 25-34 years) and 0 (range, 0-1), respectively. The median operating time of LA was 22.5 min (range, 15-40 min). The median length of hospital stay was 3 days (range, 2-4 days). There was no maternal or fetal mortality or morbidity, conversion to laparotomy, or uterine injury. Seven women delivered seven healthy infants. One patient chose to have an elective abortion in another hospital. The histopathological diagnoses of the resected appendices were of acute appendicitis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  LA performed by gynecologic laparoscopists in pregnant women is safe, feasible, and effective.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Seon Hye
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Moon Il
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Joong Sub
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jung Hun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyung Ook
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hungdai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012449:Safety