Appendiceal Endometriosis: A Case Report

Haluk Recai Ünalp, Mehmet Ali Önal, Turgut Özzeybek, Mehmet Cıkla, Neşe Ekinci
In: The Journal of Tepecik Education and Research Hospital · 2005 · vol. 15(3) , pp. 199–201 · doi:10.5222/terh.2005.32463 · W4251883670
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Appendiceal endometriosis is presented as a rare cause of acute appendicitis in this case report.

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This paper is a single case report describing appendiceal endometriosis presenting as acute appendicitis. It notes that, in people with known or suspected endometriosis, acute abdomen findings can occur alongside pelvic pain, and it emphasizes that if acute abdomen signs are present, diagnostic attention should not be redirected toward pelvic endometriosis. The authors state that, during surgical exploration, examination should include the uterosacral ligament, ovaries, rectouterine fossa, and the gastrointestinal system for ectopic endometriosis. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically appendiceal endometriosis mimicking acute appendicitis.

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Akut apandisitin nadir bir nedeni apendiseal endometriozisdir
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Appendiseal endometriosis is a rare cause of acute appendicitis. In patients with endometriosis acute abdomen findings may be manifest simultaneously with pelvic pain. If acute abdomen findings were positive, the diagnosis should not be directed toward pelvic endometriosis. Surgical exploration must be performed with no delay. In exploration uterosacral ligament, ovaries, rectouterine fossa and gastrointestinal system should be exarnined for ectopic endometriosis ex is tence. In this article we wanted to report a case that acute appendicititis caused appendiceal endometriosis.

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