{"paper_id":"66d8110f-61dd-4460-b386-8c7f649198b9","body_text":"Studija slučaja\nhttps://doi.org/10.20471/LO.2023.51.01.05\nMassive endometriosis mimicking tumor – unusual cause of appendiceal intussusception\nBernardica Jurić\n; Department of Pathology and Cytology, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia\nAmir Ibukić\n; Department of Surgery, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia\nSlaven Čiček\n; Department of Surgery, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia\nIvan Penavić\n; Department of Surgery, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia\nDavor Tomas\norcid.org/0000-0003-3390-8683\n; Department of Pathology and Cytology, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia and School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia\nAlma Demirović\norcid.org/0000-0002-2870-1779\n; Department of Pathology and Cytology, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia and School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia\nSažetak\nAppendiceal intussusception is a rare clinical entity that, in women of reproductive age, may be caused by endometriosis. We report a case of a 36-year-old woman presenting with abdominal pain. The patient underwent laparoscopic surgery, during which a suspicion of a cecal tumor was raised. A laparoscopic right hemicolectomy was performed. The patohistological exam showed an intussuscepted appendix, and the cause of the intussusception was massive endometriosis involving the colon, ileum, and appendix. It is important not to mistake appendiceal intussusception and appendiceal endometriosis with other intraabdominal pathologies whose symptoms they can mimic.\nKljučne riječi\nappendix; endometriosis; intussusception\nHrčak ID:\n305508\nURI\nDatum izdavanja:\n27.5.2023.\nPosjeta: 1.839 *","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}