title: Retention mucocele of appendix due to endometriosis.
abstract: Retention mucocele of the appendix is caused by a variety of obstructive lesions such as postinflammation, fecalith, carcinoid tumor, and endometriosis. Appendiceal mucocele due to endometriosis is extremely rare; only one documented case of such condition has been recorded in the literature. We describe a young black woman who had abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Abdominal exploration revealed a small retention mucocele caused by endometriotic obstruction at the distal segment of the appendix. No evidence of endometriosis in other organs was found. The patient was asymptomatic after appendectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Shreveport, LA 71101-4295.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nopajaroonsri
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mreyoud
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology*; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D009078:Mucocele / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000473:pathology