Report of a Case of Acute Appendicitis Due to Endometriosis

Jalali, SA; Shafiei, M

Report of a Case of Acute Appendicitis Due to Endometriosis

Authors

SA Jalali ¹

M Shafiei ²

¹ Professor of General Surgery and Gastrointestinal, Liver Disease Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran, Iran

² Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Islamic Azad University

Abstract

Acute appendicitis is a prevalent cause of acute abdominal pain for patients seeking emergency medical attention. This condition typically arises from an obstruction of the appendiceal lumen, often resulting from the appendicitis itself or lymphoid tissue hyperplasia. Although infrequent, endometriosis can also contribute to appendicitis, primarily affecting the serosa of the appendix, with rare cases involving invasion of the muscularis mucosa. This report presents the case of a 36-year-old female patient with no previous history of endometriosis who exhibited symptoms consistent with acute appendicitis.

Keywords

Endometriosis of the appendix

endometriosis

acute abdomen

appendicitis

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