title: Laparoscopic appendectomy for appendiceal endometriosis presenting as acute appendicitis: report of a case.
abstract: Endometriosis is a relatively common disorder in women of reproductive age; however, appendiceal endometriosis is rare. Thus, a definitive diagnosis is likely to be established only by histology of the appendix. We report a case of endometriosis of the appendix in a 42-year-old woman who presented with symptoms of acute appendicitis. We treated the patient by performing laparoscopic appendectomy, which resulted in a good outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgical Science (Surgery 1), Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, and Department of Surgery, Gunma Prefecture Saiseikai-Maebashi Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Akihito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Idetsu
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ojima
authors.forename: Kana
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Hayato
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.forename: Ei
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yamaki
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hosouchi
authors.forename: Yasuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kuwano
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy