Appendiceal endometriosis differentially diagnosed from acute appendicitis
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Histopathological examination of a surgically removed appendix mimicking acute appendicitis revealed appendiceal endometriosis as the underlying cause of the patient's symptoms.
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ndometriosis is a common disease in premenopausal women involving pelvic organs specially. However endometriosis that affects the appendix is rarely seen except appendiceal endometriosis that mimics acute appendicitis. In a patient with acute appendicitis we diagnosed and operated on, histopathological examination of the appendix revealed appendiceal endometriosis which caused symptoms.
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Cited by (8)
- Appendiceal Endometriosis: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature 2023
- Endometriosis of the appendix 2016
- Endometriosis causing Invaginated Mucinous Cystadenoma of Appendix: Case Report 2016
- Endometriosis causing acute appendicitis complicated with hemoperitoneum 2015
- [Endometriosis of the appendix] 2015
- Apendikularna endometrioza: prezent- acija pacijenta i pregled literature 2013
- An unusual cause of acute appendicitis: Appendiceal endometriosis 2012
- A rare differential diagnosis of acute appendicitis: Appendiceal endometriosis 2012
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