Appendicular invagination as a rare manifestation of endometriosis

Appendicular invagination is a rare situation, with an incidence of 0.01 %. The clinical presentation can be variable from acute appendicitis to chronic abdominal pain, intestinal obstruction by intussusception or simply appear as a radiologic or intraoperative finding. Endometriosis is the underlyi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista española de enfermedades digestivas 2021-01, Vol.113 (1), p.71-71
Hauptverfasser: Pardillos Tome, Ana, Pena Gonzalez, Elena, Cebrian Garcia, Carmelo
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Appendicular invagination is a rare situation, with an incidence of 0.01 %. The clinical presentation can be variable from acute appendicitis to chronic abdominal pain, intestinal obstruction by intussusception or simply appear as a radiologic or intraoperative finding. Endometriosis is the underlying cause of appendicular invagination in one-third of cases but the possibility of neoplastic pathology should always be considered in these cases.
ISSN:1130-0108
DOI:10.17235/reed.2020.7002/2020