Endometriosis of the appendix presenting as acute appendicitis with unusual appearance

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis of the appendix is an uncommon mimicker of acute appendicitis which makes for a diagnostic dilemma. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We present a rare case of a menstruating woman presenting with classic symptoms of appendicitis, without the characteristic inflammatory changes seen...

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Autores principales: St. John, B.P., Snider, A.E., Kellermier, H., Minhas, S., Nottingham, J.M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6232694/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30423543
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.10.048

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