title: Cecal endometriosis presenting as acute appendicitis.
abstract: The aim of our paper is to show the diagnosis of Coecal endometriosis as an infrequent reason of right iliac fossa pain. cecal endometriosis manifesting with right lower quadrant pain is difficult to diagnose, and it may even sometimes require laparotomy for diagnosis and treatment. We report here a case of cecal endometriosis causing clinically resembled acute appendicitis. In our patient, a diagnosis of cecal endometriosis was made postoperatively by microscopic examination of excised right colon, and the patient symptoms and general condition were improved after the surgery (open right hemicolectomy and ileocolic anastomosis).
authors.affiliation: Rasool-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1449614535, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamidreza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alizadeh Otaghvar
authors.affiliation: Rasool-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1449614535, Iran.
authors.forename: Mostafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hosseini
authors.affiliation: Shemiranat Health Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1985717443, Iran.
authors.forename: Ghazaal
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shabestanipour
authors.affiliation: Rasool-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1449614535, Iran.
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tizmaghz
authors.affiliation: Rasool-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1449614535, Iran.
authors.forename: Gandom
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sedehi Esfahani