Delaying laparoscopic surgery in pregnant patients with an equivocal acute appendicitis: a step-wise approach does not affect maternal or fetal safety.

US is a useful tool for diagnosing AA in pregnancy. In this cohort, performing a delayed repeat US during a period of observation in those patients who remained otherwise equivocal increased the diagnostic yield of the US. Delaying surgery in this specific group of patients does not affect maternal or fetal safety.