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Case Reports
. 2008 Sep;8(3):196-8.

Endometriosis of the appendix

Nasser S Al Oulaqi  1 , Ashraf F Hefny, Sandyia Joshi, Khalid Salim, Fikri M Abu-Zidan
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Case Reports

Endometriosis of the appendix

Nasser S Al Oulaqi et al. Afr Health Sci. 2008 Sep.

Abstract

Endometriosis is a well known cause of infertility. Endometriosis of the appendix is a very rare condition. To highlight this rare entity, we are reporting a case of a young lady who was admitted with recurrent attacks of lower abdominal pain associated with primary infertility. Preoperative diagnosis was acute appendicitis. Histopathological examination of the appendix revealed endometriosis. Endometriosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of recurrent lower abdominal pain in young females especially with history of infertility.

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Endometrial glands (arrow head) and stromal cells (arrow) embedded within the muscularis propria of the appendix.
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