Appendiceal endometriosis presenting as perforated appendicitis: report of a case and review of the literature

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2009 Sep;280(3):495-7. doi: 10.1007/s00404-008-0922-y. Epub 2009 Jan 24.

Abstract

While endometriosis is a common disorder in women of reproductive age, appendiceal endometriosis accounts for less than 1% of all pelvic endometriotic lesions. Involvement at this site may present as acute appendicitis and be diagnosed only upon postoperative histopathologic examination. We report such an occurrence of appendiceal endometriosis in a 40-year-old woman who presented with acute perforated appendicitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Appendicitis / diagnosis*
  • Appendix
  • Cecal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Cecal Diseases / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Endometriosis / diagnosis*
  • Endometriosis / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans