Perforation of the appendix during pregnancy: a rare complication of endometriosis. Case report

Perforation of the appendix during pregnancy: a rare complication of endometriosis. Case report

Perforation of the appendix in a 23-year-old Nigerian Igbo woman during the 35th week of pregnancy is reported. In the perforated area, the wall of the appendix was replaced largely by decidualized endometriotic tissue.

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Veröffentlicht in:BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 1981-04, Vol.88 (4), p.456-458
Hauptverfasser: Gini, P C, Chukudebelu, W O, Onuigbo, W I
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Appendiceal Neoplasms - pathology
Appendix - pathology
Endometriosis - pathology
Female
Humans
Intestinal Perforation - pathology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:Perforation of the appendix in a 23-year-old Nigerian Igbo woman during the 35th week of pregnancy is reported. In the perforated area, the wall of the appendix was replaced largely by decidualized endometriotic tissue.
ISSN:0306-5456
1470-0328
1471-0528
DOI:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1981.tb01014.x