Nongynecological endometriosis presenting as an acute abdomen

Becky J Hwang, Nasima Jafferjee, Alberto Paniz-Mondolfi, Alberto Paniz‐Mondolfi, Jeanne Baer, Jeanne W. Baer, Kenneth Cooke, David Frager
Emergency radiology · 2012 · vol. 19(5) , pp. 463–471 · doi:10.1007/s10140-012-1048-x · PMID:22538970 · W1970236349
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This pictorial essay analyzes nongynecological endometriosis that may present as an acute abdominal emergency, discussing atypical presentations, unusual sites, complications, and diagnostic considerations with imaging features.

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This pictorial essay investigates nongynecological manifestations of endometriosis that can present to emergency departments with signs of an acute abdomen, analyzing atypical clinical presentations, unusual sites, radiologic findings across CT, MRI, and ultrasound, and differential diagnostic considerations. It describes that in patients without a known history of endometriosis, diagnosis may be delayed until surgical or histopathological evaluation, and that some presentations reflect complications such as bowel obstruction or appendicitis requiring urgent intervention. The paper’s main limitation is that it is not an original clinical study but a synthesis of imaging-based examples, so diagnostic performance or accuracy is not quantified. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically nongynecological endometriosis presenting as acute abdominal emergencies and its radiologic appearances.

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endometriosis

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Abdomen, Acute Endometriosis Abdomen, Acute Abdomen, Acute Adult Appendicitis Appendicitis Appendicitis Cicatrix Cicatrix Cicatrix Diagnosis, Differential Diagnostic Imaging Diagnostic Imaging Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases

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