Endometriosis of the appendix with decidual polyp formation: a rare cause of acute appendicitis during pregnancy.

I E Silvestrini, Irene Silvestrini, M A Marcial, Manuel A. Marcial
Puerto Rico health sciences journal · 1995 · vol. 14(3) , pp. 223–5 · PMID:8588024 · W2258221290
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Abstract

We report a case of a 28-year-old female, Grava 2, Para I, Ab. 0, who presented acute abdominal pain on the 21st week of her gestation. A diagnosis of acute appendicitis was entertained and an appendectomy performed. The pathologic specimen revealed an inflamed appendix with endometriosis and a marked decidual reaction. A decidual polyp, which occluded most of the appendiceal lumen, is proposed as a rare cause of acute appendicitis during pregnancy.

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endometriosis

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Abdomen, Acute Appendicitis Cecal Diseases Decidua Endometriosis Pregnancy Complications Pregnancy Complications Pregnancy Complications Abdomen, Acute Adult Appendectomy Appendicitis Appendicitis Appendicitis Appendicitis Appendix Appendix Cecal Diseases Cecal Diseases Cecal Diseases

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