title: [Appendicular endometriosis as a cause of acute abdomen].
abstract: Endometriosis affects between 4 and 17% of women of reproductive age. The intestinal endometriosis affects 3 to 12% of women and is usually asymptomatic when it affects the subserosa or serosa; 0.7 to 2.5% of patients require surgical treatment for symptomatic lesions with diarrhea, constipation, pain and hematochezia. We report a case of a patient with appendiceal endometriosis in which the diagnosis was made during an emergency surgery and histopathology reported involvement of the muscle wall and serosa.
authors.affiliation: Hospital General Rincón de Romos, Aguascalientes, México.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Villarreal-Peral
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Olvera-Gracida
authors.forename: María de Lourdes
authors.initials: Mde L
authors.lastname: González-Maynes
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saucedo-Ruiz
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004630:Emergencies; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans