A rare cause of acute appendicitis: Endometriosis on the appendix vermiformis

In: The Medical Journal of Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital · 2016 · doi:10.5222/otd.2016.1037 · W2340127938
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This report describes a rare case of acute appendicitis caused by endometriosis foci obstructing the appendix vermiformis lumen, contrasting with the more common fecalith obstruction.

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2Bursa Military Hospital, Department Of General Surgery, Bursa Abstract Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdomen. In surgery clinics, appendectomy is still the most frequent urgent surgical procedure. The basic pathophysiology of the acute appendicitis is the luminal obstruction of appendix vermiformis for various reasons. In general, fecaliths are the cause of these obtructions. However, acute appendicitis may occur because of an unusual reason such as intraepithelial endometriosis foci in appendix. 2Bursa Asker Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi Kliniği, Bursa Akut apandisit, en sık karşılaşılan akut karın nedenidir. Cerrahi klinik pratikte, acil koşullarda en sık yapılan ameliyat hala apendektomidir. Apandisit gelişimindeki temel patofizyoloji, appendix vermiformisin lümeninin çeşitli nedenlerle tıkanmasıdır. Erişkin popülasyonda en sık lümen obstruksiyon nedeni fekalitlerdir. Ancak appendiks epitelinde yerleşen endometriozis odakları gibi sıra dışı bir nedenle de lümen tıkanabilir ve akut apandisit gelişebilir.

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