[Corpus luteum bleeding, mistaken for acute appendicitis (author's transl)].
Bleeding out of a ruptured corpus luteum can be misinterpreted as acute appendicitis. When an appendectomy is done because of this false diagnosis the tear in the ovary should only be closed by sutures. No ovarectomy.
D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003338:Corpus Luteum / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
Uber die Fehldiagnose einer akuten Appendizitis bei Corpus-luteum-Blutung.