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Endometriosis of the vermiform appendix as an exceptional cause of acute perforated appendicitis during pregnancy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18070182     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The incidence of appendicitis presenting during pregnancy is less than 1 in 1500. Most cases of endometriosis of the appendix are discovered as a result of incidental appendectomy. True perforated appendicitis in an endometriotic area has not been reported before. The authors report the case of a 28-year-old woman in her 27th week of pregnancy who underwent an appendicectomy for inflamed, perforated appendix with transmural endometriosis and accompanying decidual reaction.
Authors:
J-L Faucheron; D Pasquier; D Voirin
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2007-12-07
Journal Detail:
Title:  Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland     Volume:  10     ISSN:  1463-1318     ISO Abbreviation:  Colorectal Dis     Publication Date:  2008 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-05-15     Completed Date:  2008-07-21     Revised Date:  2009-03-04    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100883611     Medline TA:  Colorectal Dis     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  518-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospital, Grenoble, France. jlfaucheron@chu-grenoble.fr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Appendectomy
Appendicitis / etiology*,  surgery
Appendix*
Cecal Diseases / complications*
Endometriosis / complications*
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications*
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Colorectal Dis. 2008 Sep;10(7):738; author reply 738-9   [PMID:  18462219 ]

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