1. Isolated appendiceal endometriosis resulting in intussusception
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Asgari Mowahed Samira, Balamurali Bharathan, Asma S Haider, Bairavi Manoharan, and Adolfo Parra-Blanco
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Endometriosis ,Case Report ,digestive system ,Microbiology ,Gastroenterology ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Intussusception (medical disorder) ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,neoplasms ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,bacterial infections and mycoses ,medicine.disease ,digestive system diseases ,Appendix ,Endoscopy ,surgical procedures, operative ,Infectious Diseases ,Vague symptoms ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,Parasitology ,Histopathology ,Differential diagnosis ,Calprotectin ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
An inverted (intussuscepted) appendix is a rare finding, often mistaken for a polyp as it presents with vague symptoms. This can result in misdiagnosis and inappropriate management. Diagnosis is usually made through surgery. Rarely, endometriosis has been found as the cause of the intussusception. A 42-year-old woman presented with frequent loose stools over 2 years, an elevated calprotectin over 400 μg/g faeces (normal
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- 2018
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