Appendiceal Intussusception Secondary to Endometriosis: A Rare Etiology of Right Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain

Cedric Trefois; Emmanuel Coche

doi:10.5334/jbsr.2739

Appendiceal Intussusception Secondary to Endometriosis: A Rare Etiology of Right Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain

J Belg Soc Radiol. 2022 May 4;106(1):34. doi: 10.5334/jbsr.2739. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Cedric Trefois¹, Emmanuel Coche¹

Affiliation

¹ Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, BE.

Abstract

Teaching Point: Appendiceal intussusception appears as a "sausage or target shaped" lesion in the caecal lumen and may be caused by a "lead point".

Keywords: appendiceal intussusception; appendix; computed tomography; endometriosis; invagination; ultrasonography.

Publication types

Case Reports