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Diverticular disease and endometriosis of the vermiform appendix: A unique combination

Volume: 58 Number: 4 December 30, 2019
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Diverticular disease and endometriosis of the vermiform appendix: A unique combination

Abstract

Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. Appendiceal endometriosis, which is very rare, may have nonspecific presentation such as chronic pelvic pain, but sometimes it can masquerade clinically as acute appendicitis. Also appendiceal diverticulum may be congenital or acquired and is an infrequently encountered lesion. They are often asymptomatic but when diverticulitis or perforation develops, it may clinically mimic acute abdomen of acute suppurative appendicitis. Herein we report a case with a unique combination of appendiceal diverticulosis and endometriosis in a 39-year-old woman that was diagnosed preoperatively as acute appendicitis.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Case Report

Authors

Neşe Ekinci
0000-0003-3402-0619
Türkiye

Arzu Avcı
0000-0002-5522-0022
Türkiye

Emine Özlem Gür
0000-0003-2749-2220
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 30, 2019

Submission Date

July 10, 2018

Acceptance Date

October 5, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 58 Number: 4

DOI

https://doi.org/10.19161/etd.665508

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA95GF48AA

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1.Neşe Ekinci, Sultan Deniz Altındağ, Arzu Avcı, Emine Özlem Gür. Diverticular disease and endometriosis of the vermiform appendix: A unique combination. EJM. 2019 Dec. 1;58(4):412-4. doi:10.19161/etd.665508

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