Intussusception of the appendix with endometriosis presenting as a cecal tumor

Fernand R. Schmidt, F R Schmidt, Schmidt FR, J D McCarthy, McCarthy JD
Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) · 1971 · vol. 103(4) , pp. 515 · doi:10.1001/archsurg.1971.01350100113022 · PMID:5094556 · W2047695284
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This report details a rare case of asymptomatic appendiceal intussusception caused by endometriosis, emphasizing its importance in the differential diagnosis of cecal tumors and right lower quadrant pain.

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Abstract

A case of asymptomatic intussusception of the appendix in a patient was associated with endometriosis. This abnormality should be remembered in all cases of right lower quadrant pain, in the differential diagnosis of roentgenologic filling defects of the cecum, and as a precipitating cause of compound intussusception.

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endometriosis

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Appendix Appendix Appendix Cecal Neoplasms Endometriosis Intussusception Adult Adult Cecal Neoplasms Cecal Neoplasms Cecal Neoplasms Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, Differential Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Female Humans

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