A case of intussusception of the appendix secondary to endometriosis: US and CT findings

Dong Jun Lee, Lee DJ, Kim HC, Hyun Cheol Kim, Yang DM, Dal Mo Yang, Kim SW, Sang Won Kim, Jung Kyu Ryu, Ryu JK, Kyu Yeoun Won, Won KY, Suk Hwan Lee, Lee SH, Suk-Hwan Lee
Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU · 2014 · vol. 43(7) , pp. 443–446 · doi:10.1002/jcu.22188 · PMID:24956121 · W2135179872
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This case report describes the sonographic and CT findings of appendiceal intussusception caused by endometriosis in a 33-year-old woman presenting with right lower abdominal pain.

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Abstract

Intussusception of the appendix is an uncommon condition that is difficult to diagnose with radiology. Endometriosis causing appendiceal intussusception is a rare condition that has only been reported a few times in the literature. Here, we report a case of appendiceal intussusception caused by endometriosis in a 33-year-old woman who presented with intermittent right lower abdominal pain. Sonography revealed a hypoechoic mass invaginating into the cecum, which was covered by echogenic cecal wall with central dimpling indicating the appendiceal orifice. On CT, the mass was identified as an enhancing mass invaginating into the cecum at the level the appendiceal orifice.

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endometriosis

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Appendix Cecal Diseases Endometriosis Intussusception Tomography, X-Ray Computed Abdominal Pain Abdominal Pain Adult Appendix Cecal Diseases Cecal Diseases Diagnosis, Differential Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Intussusception Intussusception Ultrasonography

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