Laskou Styliani, Papavramidis Theodossis S, Cheva Angeliki, Michalopoulos Nick, Koulouris Charilaos, Kesisoglou Isaak, Papavramidis Spiros
Third Department of Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
J Med Case Rep. 2011 Apr 11;5:144. doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-144.
Endometriosis is a well-recognized gynecological condition in the reproductive age group. Surgical texts present the gynecological aspects of the disease in detail, but the published literature on unexpected manifestations, such as appendiceal disease, is inadequate. The presentation to general surgeons may be atypical and pose diagnostic difficulty. Thus, a definitive diagnosis is likely to be established only by the histological examination of a specimen.
We report a case of endometriosis of the appendix in a 25-year-old Caucasian woman who presented with symptoms of acute appendicitis and was treated by appendectomy, which resulted in a good outcome.
We discuss special aspects of acute appendicitis caused by endometriosis to elucidate the pathologic entity of this variant of acute appendicitis.
子宫内膜异位症是生殖年龄组中一种广为人知的妇科疾病。外科文献详细阐述了该疾病的妇科方面，但关于诸如阑尾疾病等意外表现的已发表文献并不充分。向普通外科医生的就诊表现可能不典型，会造成诊断困难。因此，只有通过标本的组织学检查才可能确立明确诊断。
我们报告一例25岁白种女性阑尾子宫内膜异位症病例，该患者表现为急性阑尾炎症状，接受了阑尾切除术，术后效果良好。
我们讨论了由子宫内膜异位症引起的急性阑尾炎的特殊方面，以阐明这种急性阑尾炎变体的病理实体。
