PERFORATION OF THE APPENDIX DURING PREGNANCY; A RARE COMPLICATION OF ENDOMETRIOSIS
article
OA: closed
CC0
⤵ 47 in-corpus citations
AI-generated summary
This case report describes a rare complication of endometriosis causing appendiceal perforation during the 35th week of pregnancy in a 23-year-old woman.
One-sentence paraphrase of the abstract; not a substitute for reading it. No clinical advice. How this works
Abstract
Perforation of the appendix in a 23-year-old Nigerian Igbo woman during the 35th week of pregnancy is reported. In the perforated area, the wall of the appendix was replaced largely by decidualized endometriotic tissue.
My notes (saved in your browser only)
Condition tags
MeSH descriptors
Citation neighborhood
Papers in the corpus that this work cites (lower rings, blue) and that cite this one (upper rings, green). Dot size scales with the paper's in-corpus citation count — bigger dot = more influential within the endo/adeno field. Click a dot to open that paper. [ expand to 2 hops ] — adds papers reached through this work's immediate citers/citees. Heavier; up to 60 extra dots.
References (8)
- Endometriosis in 1,000 consecutive celiotomies: Incidence and management via openalex
- Endometriosis of the appendix via openalex
- Mucocele of the appendix secondary to obstruction by endometriosis via openalex
- PERFORATION OF THE SIGMOID COLON DURING PREGNANCY: A RARE COMPLICATION OF ENDOMETRIOSIS via openalex
- W6680013747 via openalex
- W2058699371 via openalex
- W2080562243 via openalex
- W2135563418 via openalex
Cited by (47)
- Fatal complications during pregnancy and delivery in women with profound endometriosis infiltrates: what is new in general clinical practice 2023
- Ultrasound appearance of decidualized non‐ovarian endometriotic lesions during pregnancy and after delivery 2023
- Appendiceal Endometriosis: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature 2023
- Incidental appendiceal mass as the only manifestation of endometriosis 2021
- Symptoms of Bowel Endometriosis 2020
- Endometriosis in pregnancy 2020
- Spontaneous Sigmoid Colon Perforation Based on Endometriosis in Term Pregnancy Case Report 2018
- Obstetrical complications of endometriosis, particularly deep endometriosis 2017
- Endometriosis Nodule Causing Spontaneous Haemoperitoneum in Pregnancy: A Case Report and Literature Review 2017
- Puerperal ileal perforation secondary to endometriosis: Case report and literature review 2016
- Spontaneous haemoperitoneum in pregnancy and endometriosis: a case series 2016
- Interplay between Endometriosis and Pregnancy in a Mouse Model 2015
- A systematic review on endometriosis during pregnancy: diagnosis, misdiagnosis, complications and outcomes 2015
- Appendiceal or Cecal Endometriosis With Intestinal Metaplasia 2014
- Pregnancy Complications Associated with Endometriosis 2014
- Deep Endometriosis Induced Spontaneous Colon Rectal Perforation in Pregnancy: Laparoscopy Is Advanced Tool to Confirm Diagnosis 2014
- Ileal perforation and massive intestinal haemorrhage from endometriosis in pregnancy: case report and literature review 2013
- Endometriosis of the appendix presenting as acute appendicitis: a case report and literature review. 2013
- Pitfall in the treatment of endometriosis: A case of hemoperitoneum during pregnancy after laparoscopic surgery 2011
- Rectal perforation from endometriosis in pregnancy: Case report and literature review 2010
- Postpartum caecal perforation due to endometriosis 2010
- Intestinal endometriosis-A rare cause of colonic perforation 2009
- A Case of Endometriosis of the Appendix With Adhesion to Right Ovarian Cyst Presenting as Intussusception of a Mucocele of the Appendix 2008
- Can pregnancy impose a higher risk of perforation in patients with appendiceal endometriosis? 2008
- Endometriosis-associated Ileo-cecal Perforation in a Woman on the Pseudopregnancy Regimen 2008
- Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Appendiceal Endometriosis Presenting as Acute Appendicitis: Report of a Case 2007
- Endometriosis of the Appendix Resulting in Perforated Appendicitis 2007
- Appendiceal endometriosis presenting as acute appendicitis during pregnancy 2007
- Severe intraabdominal bleeding caused by endometriotic lesions during the third trimester of pregnancy 2007
- Endometriosis and the appendix: a case series and comprehensive review of the literature 2006
- Colouterine Fistula Secondary to Endometriosis With Associated Chorioamnionitis 2006
- Traitement cœlioscopique de l'endométriose profonde. À propos de 118 cas 2006
- Intestinal endometriosis: The great masquerader 2004
- Endometriosis of the appendix presenting as acute appendicitis. 2004
- Spontaneous Rupture of the Uterine Vessels in Pregnancy 2004
- Miscellaneous conditions of the appendix 2004
- Terminal ileitis with sealed perforation?a rare complication of intestinal endometriosis: case report and short review of the literature 2003
- Endometriosis of the Intestinal Tract 2001
- Neoplastic and Pre-Neoplastic Changes in Gastrointestinal Endometriosis 2000
- Perforation of the Sigmoid Colon During Pregnancy: A Rare Complication of Endometriosis 1999
- EXTRAPELVIC ENDOMETRIOSIS 1997
- A CASE OF ENDOMETRIOSIS OF THE APPENDIX 1996
- Endometriosis of the rectum 1993
- APPENDICEAL ENDOMETRIOSIS IN PREGNANCY 1987
- Postpartum Perforation of the Colon due to Endometriosis 1984
- ENDOMETRIOSIS OF THE VERMIFORM APPENDIX 1983
- Ileocecal endometriosis presenting with abdominal pain and gastrointestinal bleeding 1983
Source provenance
- europepmc
- last seen: 2026-06-04T01:30:01.192114+00:00
- openalex
- last seen: 2026-06-04T00:00:01.174412+00:00
- pubmed
- last seen: 2026-05-13T22:10:06.101301+00:00
- unpaywall
- last seen: 2026-06-02T02:00:03.124865+00:00
License: CC0
· commercial use OK