title: Acute appendicitis caused by endometriosis: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Endometriosis is a well-recognized gynecological condition in the reproductive age group. Surgical texts present the gynecological aspects of the disease in detail, but the published literature on unexpected manifestations, such as appendiceal disease, is inadequate. The presentation to general surgeons may be atypical and pose diagnostic difficulty. Thus, a definitive diagnosis is likely to be established only by the histological examination of a specimen.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a case of endometriosis of the appendix in a 25-year-old Caucasian woman who presented with symptoms of acute appendicitis and was treated by appendectomy, which resulted in a good outcome.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We discuss special aspects of acute appendicitis caused by endometriosis to elucidate the pathologic entity of this variant of acute appendicitis.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. papavramidis@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Styliani
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laskou
authors.forename: Theodossis S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Papavramidis
authors.forename: Angeliki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cheva
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Michalopoulos
authors.forename: Charilaos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koulouris
authors.forename: Isaak
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kesisoglou
authors.forename: Spiros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Papavramidis