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Journal of Medical Case Reports
Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports 1/2011

Open Access 01-12-2011 | Case report

Acute appendicitis caused by endometriosis: a case report

Authors: Styliani Laskou, Theodossis S Papavramidis, Angeliki Cheva, Nick Michalopoulos, Charilaos Koulouris, Isaak Kesisoglou, Spiros Papavramidis

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

Introduction

Endometriosis is a well-recognized gynecological condition in the reproductive age group. Surgical texts present the gynecological aspects of the disease in detail, but the published literature on unexpected manifestations, such as appendiceal disease, is inadequate. The presentation to general surgeons may be atypical and pose diagnostic difficulty. Thus, a definitive diagnosis is likely to be established only by the histological examination of a specimen.

Case presentation

We report a case of endometriosis of the appendix in a 25-year-old Caucasian woman who presented with symptoms of acute appendicitis and was treated by appendectomy, which resulted in a good outcome.

Conclusions

We discuss special aspects of acute appendicitis caused by endometriosis to elucidate the pathologic entity of this variant of acute appendicitis.
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Metadata
Title
Acute appendicitis caused by endometriosis: a case report
Authors
Styliani Laskou
Theodossis S Papavramidis
Angeliki Cheva
Nick Michalopoulos
Charilaos Koulouris
Isaak Kesisoglou
Spiros Papavramidis
Publication date
01-12-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-5-144

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