title: [Intussusception of the appendix].
abstract: Intussusception of the appendix is a rare condition with an incidence of approximately 0.01%. In adults, the lead point for the intussusception is most frequently endometriosis, whereas in children, acute inflammation of the appendix is usually the cause (76%). This case report presents a 41-year-old woman who was referred to hospital care primarily due to blood in her stool and a 1 × 3 cm polypous tumour in her caecum, observed during colonoscopy. She had no gynaecologic history and a normal exam. A right-sided hemicolectomy was performed and pathology showed endometriosis and acute and chronic inflammation.
authors: Kirurgisk Afdeling, Hospitalsenheden Horsens, Sundsvej 30, 8700 Horsens. katrine.brodersen@viborg.rm.dk.
authors: Katrine
authors: K
authors: Brodersen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003082:Colectomy; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery