Appendiceal endometriosis mimicking acute appendicitis

TÜMAY L. V., Ozturk E., Ozturk H., Yilmazlar T.

ACTA CHIRURGICA BELGICA, cilt.106, sa.6, ss.712-713, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 106 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00015458.2006.11679989
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA CHIRURGICA BELGICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.712-713
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Appendiceal endometriosis is a rare and usually asymptomatic condition. The authors report a case of a 24-year old woman, admitted for periumbilical pain. Physical examination revealed rebound tenderness in the right iliac fossa. Her white blood cell count was 23300/mm(3). We performed appendicectomy. The histopathological result was endometriosis of the appendix vermiformis.