Ileal endometriosis

J D Haines
Postgraduate medicine · 1989 · vol. 85(8) , pp. 145–149 · doi:10.1080/00325481.1989.11700744 · PMID:2726635 · W2401228986
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This paper describes a case where ileal endometriosis mimicked acute appendicitis in a woman whose symptoms correlated with her menstrual cycle.

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Despite an occasional temporal relationship between abdominal pain and menstruation, the clinical features of endometriosis are often nonspecific. Diagnostic tests are usually unrewarding, and diagnosis is most often made at surgery. Endometriosis is a progressive disease, and recurrence is common despite therapy. In the case described, a woman with symptoms mimicking acute appendicitis was found at exploratory laparotomy to have ileal endometriosis. Her symptoms coincided with menses.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Ileal Neoplasms Adult Appendicitis Appendicitis Diagnosis, Differential Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Ileal Neoplasms Ileal Neoplasms Ileal Neoplasms

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