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ArticleCureus2025

A Case of Appendiceal Endometriosis Diagnosed as Acute Appendicitis and Treated With Laparoscopic Appendectomy.

Tomonari Shimagaki, Naotaka Hashimoto, Takuro Kometani, Kenkichi Hashimoto, Takashi Maeda

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Tomonari ShimagakiDepartment of Surgery, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital and Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital, Hiroshima, JPN.
Naotaka HashimotoDepartment of Surgery, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital and Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital, Hiroshima, JPN.
Takuro KometaniDepartment of Surgery, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital and Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital, Hiroshima, JPN.
Kenkichi HashimotoDepartment of Surgery, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital and Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital, Hiroshima, JPN.
Takashi MaedaDepartment of Surgery, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital and Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital, Hiroshima, JPN.

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Abstract

Appendiceal endometriosis is an uncommon manifestation of extrapelvic endometriosis that can clinically and radiologically mimic acute appendicitis. We report the case of a 41-year-old woman who presented with acute right lower quadrant abdominal pain and laboratory findings suggestive of appendicitis. Laparoscopic appendectomy was performed, and histopathology revealed endometrial glands and stroma within the muscularis propria and mesoappendiceal fat, consistent with appendiceal endometriosis. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient remained symptom-free at follow-up. This case underscores the necessity of considering appendiceal endometriosis as a rare but potential differential diagnosis of acute abdomen in women of reproductive age and highlights the pivotal role of surgical intervention in both establishing the diagnosis and providing definitive treatment.

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acute appendicitisappendiceal endometriosisestrogen receptor (er)laparoscopic appendectomylaparoscopic surgery for endometriosis

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PMID41376743
PMCPMC12687392

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