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Appendiceal endometriosis: two case reports

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The incidence of appendiceal endometriosis is lower than 1% among pathologies of pelvic endometriosis. They may occur with findings such as acute appendicitis, invagination, colic or melena, though they are mostly seen with an asymptomatic character. Diagnosis can be made only after a histopathological examination following the operation. We present here two appendiceal endometriosis cases, which were operated on for a prediagnosis of acute appendicitis, but postoperatively diagnosed as appendiceal endometriosis.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Ankara Güven Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Hakan Uncu

  2. Department of Pathology, Ankara Güven Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Dilara Taner

  3. Çankaya cad. No: 16/5, Çankaya, 06680, Ankara, Turkey

    Hakan Uncu

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Uncu, H., Taner, D. Appendiceal endometriosis: two case reports. Arch Gynecol Obstet 278, 273–275 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-008-0570-2

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