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  • Title: Appendiceal endometriosis mimicking acute appendicitis.
    Author: Tumay V, Ozturk E, Ozturk H, Yilmazlar T.
    Journal: Acta Chir Belg; 2006; 106(6):712-3. PubMed ID: 17290703.
    Abstract:
    Appendiceal endometriosis is a rare and usually asymptomatic condition. The authors report a case of a 24-year old woman, admitted for periumbilical pain. Physical examination revealed rebound tenderness in the right iliac fossa. Her white blood cell count was 23300/mm3. We performed appendicectomy. The histopathological result was endometriosis of the appendix vermiformis.
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