**Abstract**

Appendicitis is one of the most common causes of acute abdomen with life time risk between 6 and 8% and it's a most common non obstetric surgical emergency during pregnancy. Appendicitis is claimed to be unknown in the villages of India and China in paper by A. M. Spencer. The reason is simply due to the fact that diagnostic facilities do not exist and cases are not recognized. So diagnosing acute appendicitis accurately and efficiently can reduce morbidity and mortality from perforation and other complications. Surgical intervention is the first choice for appendicitis with medical management being reserved for special situations.

**Keywords:** diagnosis of appendicitis, appendectomy, appendectomy in pregnancy
