One percent to 2% of pregnant women undergo nonobstetric surgery during pregnancy.
Historically, there has been a reluctance to operate on pregnant women based on concerns …

During pregnancy and in the post-partum period, several diseases may arise or become
exacerbated. Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease with an increasing incidence in …

Laparoscopy is widely utilised to diagnose and treat acute and chronic, gynaecological and
general surgical conditions. It has only been in recent years that laparoscopy has become …

Background Gallstone disease is a leading indication for non‐obstetric abdominal surgery
during pregnancy. There are limited whole population data on maternal and neonatal …

Symptomatic gallstone disease during pregnancy is common. Acute cholecystitis is the
second most common nonobstetric indication for surgery during pregnancy, occurring in …

Importance Acute cholecystitis (AC) management during pregnancy requires balancing the
risk of pregnancy loss or preterm delivery (adverse pregnancy outcomes [APOs]) with or …

Elective non-obstetric surgery is usually avoided during pregnancy and in the immediate
postpartum phase. A small proportion of pregnant people present with acute surgical …

Background Since 2007, clinical practice guidelines by the Society of American
Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) recommend early surgical …

Approximately 700,000 to 800,000 cholecystectomies are performed in the United States
annually making it the most common elective abdominal operation at present. 1 Given the …

Limited data are available on fetal monitoring during non-obstetric surgery in pregnancy. We
performed a systematic review to evaluate the incidence of emergent cesarean delivery …