Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Appendiceal Endometriosis Presenting as Acute Appendicitis: Report of a Case

Akihito Idetsu, Hitoshi Ojima, Kana Saito, Hayato Yamauchi, Ei Yamaki, Yasuo Hosouchi, Yasuji Nishida, Hiroyuki Kuwano
Surgery today · 2007 · vol. 37(6) , pp. 510–513 · doi:10.1007/s00595-006-3440-1 · PMID:17522773 · W2040727031
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This case report describes a 42-year-old woman with appendiceal endometriosis presenting as acute appendicitis, who underwent successful laparoscopic appendectomy.

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This paper reports a clinical case of appendiceal endometriosis in a 42-year-old woman who presented with symptoms consistent with acute appendicitis. The authors performed a laparoscopic appendectomy and report a good postoperative outcome, with the diagnosis of endometriosis relying on histology of the removed appendix. As a single case report, the main limitation is the inability to generalize findings or estimate prevalence or treatment effectiveness beyond this individual patient. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it specifically describes appendiceal endometriosis presenting as acute appendicitis and treated via laparoscopic appendectomy.

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Endometriosis is a relatively common disorder in women of reproductive age; however, appendiceal endometriosis is rare. Thus, a definitive diagnosis is likely to be established only by histology of the appendix. We report a case of endometriosis of the appendix in a 42-year-old woman who presented with symptoms of acute appendicitis. We treated the patient by performing laparoscopic appendectomy, which resulted in a good outcome. Similar content being viewed by others

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Appendectomy Cecal Diseases Endometriosis Acute Disease Adult Appendicitis Appendicitis Appendix Cecal Diseases Cecal Diseases Diagnosis, Differential Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Laparoscopy

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