Endometriosis of the Appendix

Oulaqi, Nasser S. Al, Hefny, Ashraf F., Joshi, Sandyia, Salim, Khalid, Abu-Zidan, Fikri M.
2014 · W7018867794
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This case report describes a young woman presenting with recurrent lower abdominal pain and primary infertility, initially misdiagnosed as acute appendicitis. Surgical intervention led to the discovery of endometriosis in the appendix upon histopathological examination. The authors emphasize that this rare manifestation should be included in the differential diagnosis for similar clinical presentations in young females. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically a rare extra-pelvic presentation involving the appendix.

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Endometriosis is a well known cause of infertility. Endometriosis of\nthe appendix is a very rare condition. To highlight this rare entity,\nwe are reporting a case of a young lady who was admitted with recurrent\nattacks of lower abdominal pain associated with primary infertility.\nPreoperative diagnosis was acute appendicitis. Histopathological\nexamination of the appendix revealed endometriosis. Endometriosis\nshould be considered in the differential diagnosis of recurrent lower\nabdominal pain in young females especially with history of infertility.
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Description Endometriosis is a well known cause of infertility. Endometriosis of the appendix is a very rare condition. To highlight this rare entity, we are reporting a case of a young lady who was admitted with recurrent attacks of lower abdominal pain associated with primary infertility. Preoperative diagnosis was acute appendicitis. Histopathological examination of the appendix revealed endometriosis. Endometriosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of recurrent lower abdominal pain in young females especially with history of infertility.

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