[Appendiceal endometriosis].

It was shown in this paper six cases of appendiceal endometriosis identified in 1480 operated patients whom were made an appendectomy in the Obstetric and Gynecology Institute Medical Academy in Lódź during 1977 to 1994. The disease rarely appears and does not show pathognomic symptoms. About 30% cases appeared acute appendicitis symptoms in same author's notes. As a rule it is diagnosed in microscopic examinations of removed appendices. There was also widely discussed foreign medical literature concerning this disease.