Acute Appendicitis Secondary to Appendiceal Endometriosis
Endometriosis in the vermiform appendix is a rare condition that affects women of childbearing age. The clinical picture can simulate inflammatory acute abdominal pain, especially acute appendicitis. Laboratory and imaging tests may assist in the diagnosis but are not conclusive. This article report...
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| author | João Paulo Nunes Drumond André Luis Alves de Melo Demétrius Eduardo Germini Alexander Charles Morrell |
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| description | Endometriosis in the vermiform appendix is a rare condition that affects women of childbearing age. The clinical picture can simulate inflammatory acute abdominal pain, especially acute appendicitis. Laboratory and imaging tests may assist in the diagnosis but are not conclusive. This article reports a case of acute appendicitis caused by appendiceal endometriosis for which laparoscopic appendectomy and diagnostic confirmation were performed after histopathological analysis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7d37e5ef20da43ba8ef1cb454187b4c82025-02-03T01:05:15ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88131848813184Acute Appendicitis Secondary to Appendiceal EndometriosisJoão Paulo Nunes Drumond0André Luis Alves de Melo1Demétrius Eduardo Germini2Alexander Charles Morrell3Rede D’OR São Luiz, São Paulo, BrazilRede D’OR São Luiz, São Paulo, BrazilRede D’OR São Luiz, São Paulo, BrazilRede D’OR São Luiz, São Paulo, BrazilEndometriosis in the vermiform appendix is a rare condition that affects women of childbearing age. The clinical picture can simulate inflammatory acute abdominal pain, especially acute appendicitis. Laboratory and imaging tests may assist in the diagnosis but are not conclusive. This article reports a case of acute appendicitis caused by appendiceal endometriosis for which laparoscopic appendectomy and diagnostic confirmation were performed after histopathological analysis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8813184 |
| spellingShingle | João Paulo Nunes Drumond André Luis Alves de Melo Demétrius Eduardo Germini Alexander Charles Morrell Acute Appendicitis Secondary to Appendiceal Endometriosis Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Acute Appendicitis Secondary to Appendiceal Endometriosis |
| title_full | Acute Appendicitis Secondary to Appendiceal Endometriosis |
| title_fullStr | Acute Appendicitis Secondary to Appendiceal Endometriosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute Appendicitis Secondary to Appendiceal Endometriosis |
| title_short | Acute Appendicitis Secondary to Appendiceal Endometriosis |
| title_sort | acute appendicitis secondary to appendiceal endometriosis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8813184 |
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