Endometriosis of the vermiform appendix as an exceptional cause of acute perforated appendicitis during pregnancy

Colorectal Dis. 2008 Jun;10(5):518-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2007.01428.x. Epub 2007 Dec 7.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Appendectomy
  • Appendicitis / etiology*
  • Appendicitis / surgery
  • Appendix*
  • Cecal Diseases / complications*
  • Endometriosis / complications*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications*