title: Asymptomatic intussusception of the appendix secondary to endometriosis.
abstract: This is a report of a 47-year-old woman with an asymptomatic clinical presentation of appendiceal intussusception secondary to endometriosis. Initially discovered during routine colonoscopy as a submucosal mass, it was ultimately diagnosed after surgical resection by pathology findings. The theories regarding the pathogenesis of appendiceal intussusception are reviewed and discussed here.
authors: Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia Campus, New York, New York, USA.
authors: Anaeze
authors: A
authors: Offodile
authors: Jeffrey B
authors: JB
authors: Hodgin
authors: Tracey
authors: T
authors: Arnell
mesh_terms: D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged