Evaluation of Surgical and Obstetric Outcomes in Pregnant Women Undergoing Operative Laparoscopy

Laparoscopy, when applicable, is the current gold standard management for abdominal and pelvic surgery. Although accumulating evidence suggests that laparoscopy is associated with reduced intraoperative and postoperative morbidity, reduced hospital stay, better recovery and cosmesis compared with open surgery (laparotomy), the use of this technique in pregnant women is still debated. Considering this point, we aimed to collect retrospectively cases of laparoscopic surgery during pregnancy, regardless of the indication and gestational age, in order to analyze both surgical and obstetric outcomes during and after the procedure.