Endometriosis of the vermiform appendix as an exceptional cause of acute perforated appendicitis during pregnancy.
The incidence of appendicitis presenting during pregnancy is less than 1 in 1500. Most cases of endometriosis of the appendix are discovered as a result of incidental appendectomy. True perforated appendicitis in an endometriotic area has not been reported before. The authors report the case of a 28-year-old woman in her 27th week of pregnancy who underwent an appendicectomy for inflamed, perforated appendix with transmural endometriosis and accompanying decidual reaction.
Faucheron
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Department of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospital, Grenoble, France. jlfaucheron@chu-grenoble.fr
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D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications