Appendiceal endometriosis presenting as perforated appendicitis: report of a case and review of the literature.
While endometriosis is a common disorder in women of reproductive age, appendiceal endometriosis accounts for less than 1% of all pelvic endometriotic lesions. Involvement at this site may present as acute appendicitis and be diagnosed only upon postoperative histopathologic examination. We report such an occurrence of appendiceal endometriosis in a 40-year-old woman who presented with acute perforated appendicitis.
Akbulut
Sami
S
Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Bahcelievler, Ankara, Turkey. akbulutsami@gmail.com
Dursun
Polat
P
Kocbiyik
Alper
A
Harman
Ali
A
Sevmis
Sinasi
S
D000328:Adult; 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