[Appendicular endometriosis as a cause of acute abdomen].

Ginecologia y obstetricia de Mexico · 2011 · vol. 79(8) , pp. 489–92 · PMID:21966846 · W2427156610
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This case report details appendiceal endometriosis diagnosed during emergency surgery, with histopathology confirming muscle wall and serosa involvement.

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Endometriosis affects between 4 and 17% of women of reproductive age. The intestinal endometriosis affects 3 to 12% of women and is usually asymptomatic when it affects the subserosa or serosa; 0.7 to 2.5% of patients require surgical treatment for symptomatic lesions with diarrhea, constipation, pain and hematochezia. We report a case of a patient with appendiceal endometriosis in which the diagnosis was made during an emergency surgery and histopathology reported involvement of the muscle wall and serosa.

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endometriosis

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Abdomen, Acute Appendix Appendix Appendix Cecal Diseases Endometriosis Abdomen, Acute Abdomen, Acute Adult Appendectomy Cecal Diseases Cecal Diseases Cecal Diseases Cecal Diseases Emergencies Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female

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