Laparoscopic appendectomy for appendiceal endometriosis presenting as acute appendicitis: report of a case.
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.
Idetsu
Akihito
A
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.
Ojima
Hitoshi
H
Saito
Kana
K
Yamauchi
Hayato
H
Yamaki
Ei
E
Hosouchi
Yasuo
Y
Nishida
Yasuji
Y
Kuwano
Hiroyuki
H
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