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Acute appendicitis caused by endometriosis: a case report

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Laskou, Styliani, Papavramidis, Theodossis S, Cheva, Angeliki, Michalopoulos, Nick, Koulouris, Charilaos, Kesisoglou, Isaak, Papavramidis, Spiros·2011·Journal of Medical Case Reports
DOI 10.1186/1752-1947-5-144PMC PMC3082229
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Introduction: Endometriosis is a well-recognized gynecological condition in the reproductive age group. Surgical texts present the gynecological aspects of the disease in detail, but the published literature on unexpected manifestations, such as appendiceal disease, is inadequate. The presentation to general surgeons may be atypical and pose diagnostic difficulty. Thus, a definitive diagnosis is likely to be established only by the histological examination of a specimen. Case presentation: We report a case of endometriosis of the appendix in a 25-year-old Caucasian woman who presented with symptoms of acute appendicitis and was treated by appendectomy, which resulted in a good outcome. Conclusions: We discuss special aspects of acute appendicitis caused by endometriosis to elucidate the pathologic entity of this variant of acute appendicitis.

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Authors
Laskou, S., Papavramidis, T. S., Cheva, A., Michalopoulos, N., Koulouris, C., Kesisoglou, I., & Papavramidis, S.
Affiliations
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
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Venue
Journal of Medical Case Reports
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2011-04-11
Volume
5
Issue
1
Pages
144-144
ISSN
1752-1947 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/1752-1947-5-144
PMC
PMC3082229
OpenAlex
W2154223554
Cited by
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FWCI
3.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Endometriosis Research and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Omental and Epiploic Conditions
Keywords
endometriosis, appendiceal endometriosis, acute appendicitis, appendectomy, atypical presentation, histopathological diagnosis, gynecologic complications

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