Appendiceal intussusception resulting from endometriosis presenting as acute appendicitis

Miguel Ruiz Marín, Ruiz Marín M, Parra Baños PA, Pedro A. Parra Baños, Francisco M González Valverde, Francisco Miguel González Valverde, González Valverde FM, Javier Rodenas Moncada, Rodenas Moncada J, Candel Arenas MF, M Fe Candel Arenas, María Fe Candel Arenas, Marcelino Méndez Martínez, Méndez Martínez M, Emilio Terol Garaulet, Terol Garaulet E, Tamayo Rodríguez ME, María Encarnación Tamayo Rodríguez, M E Tamayo Rodríguez, Jorge Alejandro Benavides Buleje, Jorge A Benavides Buleje, Benavides Buleje JA, Escamilla Segade C, Concepción Escamilla Segade, C. Escamilla Segade, Julián Oñate Celdrán, Oñate Celdrán J, Albarracín Marín-Blázquez A, Antonio Albarracín Marín-Blázquez, Pastor Quirante FA, Francisco Antonio Pastor Quirante
The American surgeon · 2010 · vol. 76(8) , pp. 906–908 · doi:10.1177/000313481007600842 · PMID:20726428 · W2412086951
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This case report details a rare instance of appendiceal intussusception caused by endometriosis, which presented clinically as acute appendicitis requiring surgical intervention.

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endometriosis

MeSH descriptors

Appendicitis Cecal Diseases Cecal Diseases Endometriosis Intussusception Intussusception Acute Disease Acute Disease Adult Adult Appendicitis Appendicitis Cecal Diseases Cecal Diseases Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, Differential Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Female

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