An unusual cause of acute appendicitis: Appendiceal endometriosis

Emre A., Akbulut S., Yilmaz M., Bozdag Z.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY CASE REPORTS, cilt.4, sa.1, ss.54-57, 2013 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2012.07.018
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY CASE REPORTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.54-57
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Appendicitis, Endometriosis, Unusual presentation
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

INTRODUCTION: While endometriosis is a common disorder in women of reproductive age, appendiceal endometriosis accounts for less than 1% of all pelvic endometriotic lesions. Appendiceal involvement may present as acute appendicitis and definitive diagnosis is made by only postoperative histological examination.