Retention mucocele of appendix due to endometriosis
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This report details a rare case of appendiceal retention mucocele caused by endometriosis in a young woman, presenting with abdominal pain and resolving after appendectomy.
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Retention mucocele of the appendix is caused by a variety of obstructive lesions such as postinflammation, fecalith, carcinoid tumor, and endometriosis. Appendiceal mucocele due to endometriosis is extremely rare; only one documented case of such condition has been recorded in the literature. We describe a young black woman who had abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Abdominal exploration revealed a small retention mucocele caused by endometriotic obstruction at the distal segment of the appendix. No evidence of endometriosis in other organs was found. The patient was asymptomatic after appendectomy.
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- Appendiceal or Cecal Endometriosis With Intestinal Metaplasia 2014
- Pre-Operative Evaluation of an Appendiceal Mucocele in a Woman with Endometriosis 2013
- Mucocele of the appendix due to endometriosis: a rare case report 2013
- Rupture of appendiceal mucocele due to endometriosis: report of a case 2012
- Can pregnancy impose a higher risk of perforation in patients with appendiceal endometriosis? 2008
- Miscellaneous conditions of the appendix 2004
- Ureteric obstruction with mucocoele of the appendix due to endometriosis 2001
- Ureteric obstruction with mucocoele of the appendix due to endometriosis 2001
- Mucocele of the appendix secondary to endometriosis. Report of two cases, one with localized pseudomyxoma peritonei 2000
- Endometriosis apendicular como causa de síndrome abdominal agudo en la mujer: presentación de dos casos y revisión de la literatura 2000
- Development of dysplastic mucinous epithelium from endometriosis of the appendix 1999
- Presentation of endometriosis to general surgeons: a 10-year experience 1995
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