A Case of Appendiceal Endometriosis Associated with a Mucocele
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This case report describes a 38-year-old woman diagnosed with an appendiceal mucocele caused by appendiceal endometriosis, found during surgical resection for recurrent abdominal pain.
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Abstract
症例は38歳，女性．繰り返す心窩部痛と右下腹部痛を主訴に前医を受診し，腹部超音波検査にて虫垂腫大を指摘され当院受診となった．腹部CTでは虫垂の嚢胞性腫大を認め，下部消化管内視鏡検査や注腸造影検査では，盲腸を圧排する粘膜下腫瘤を認めた．虫垂粘液腫の術前診断で，腹腔鏡下回盲部切除+D2郭清を施行した．病理組織学的検査にて虫垂子宮内膜症に起因する粘液腫の診断となった．閉経前女性の虫垂粘液腫では，虫垂子宮内膜症が原因となる可能性を念頭に置くことが重要と思われる．
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References (6)
- Endometriosis and the appendix: a case series and comprehensive review of the literature via openalex
- Endometriosis at several sites, cyclic bowel symptoms, and the likelihood of the appendix being affected via openalex
- Endometriosis of the appendix presenting as acute appendicitis via openalex
- Mucocele of the appendix due to endometriosis: a rare case report via openalex
- Rupture of appendiceal mucocele due to endometriosis: report of a case via openalex
- W2015558994 via openalex
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