Endometriosis at several sites, cyclic bowel symptoms, and the likelihood of the appendix being affected.
In patients with endometriosis of the appendix, other sites are use to be affected by the disease, mainly bladder, rectosigmoid and retrocervical endometriosis. When these characteristics are present or if patients have more than three sites affected by endometriosis, the surgeon should evaluate the appendix carefully.
Abrão
Mauricio Simões
MS
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of São Paulo Medical School, Sirio Libanes Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil. msabrao@mac.com
Dias
João Antonio
JA
Rodini
Gustavo P
GP
Podgaec
Sergio
S
Bassi
Marco Antonio
MA
Averbach
Marcelo
M
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