Perforated endometrial appendicitis in pregnancy.
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This case report describes a pregnant woman who presented with peritonitis due to perforated endometrial appendicitis, confirmed by histopathology after emergency surgery.
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BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common disorder in women of reproductive age. A rare localization is the appendix, which, in most cases, is an incidental finding during appendectomies. The incidence of symptomatic appendiceal endometriosis or endometrial appendicitis might be increased in pregnancy. Moreover, endometrial appendicitis in pregnancy is more likely to present in an advanced stage, given the physiologic changes characterizing the gravid abdomen. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Description of a case of a pregnant woman presenting to the A&E with acute peritonitis attributable to advanced appendicitis. She underwent emergency laparotomy with appendectomy. The biopsy specimen was examined by the pathology laboratory of the same hospital. RESULTS: The laparotomy revealed perforated appendicitis. The histopathology report described acute endometrial appendicitis.
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- Peritoneovaginal Fistula and Appendicitis-Related Pelvic Abscess in Pregnancy 2020
- Obstetrical complications of endometriosis, particularly deep endometriosis 2017
- Endometrial decidualization: a rare cause of acute appendicitis during pregnancy 2016
- Appendiceal Endometriosis and Carcinoid Presented as Acute Appendicitis in Pregnancy: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature 2013
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