Abstract

Objective To evaluate the best surgical approach for the appendicitis during pregnancy in all trimesters Methods Systematic review conducted in MEDLINE Cochrane EMBASE and LILACS database up to February 16th 2020 Articles were selected according to study type type of intervention and outcomes Articles were selected by more than one researcher based on title abstract and full text The SIGN checklist was used for bias assessment Results A total of 55 articles were retrieved from MEDLINE via Pubmed Cochrane LILACS and EMBASE Sixteen studies were elected for full text reading and fifteen of them were selected for the concluding paper evaluation Conclusion Articles revealed higher efficacy in the laparoscopic appendectomy when compared to conventional open appendectomy in all trimesters