Asymptomatic intussusception of the appendix secondary to endometriosis.
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.
Offodile
Anaeze
A
Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia Campus, New York, New York, USA.
Hodgin
Jeffrey B
JB
Arnell
Tracey
T
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