Open AccessAPPENDICEAL ENDOMETRIOSIS IN PREGNANCY
Author(s) -
Nakatani Yukio,
Hara Masamichi,
Misugi Kazuaki,
Korehisa Hiromi
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1987.tb02479.x
Subject(s) - endometriosis , appendix , pathological , medicine , pregnancy , acute appendicitis , infiltration (hvac) , complication , perforation , gestation , appendicitis , obstetrics , gynecology , surgery , pathology , biology , paleontology , genetics , physics , materials science , metallurgy , thermodynamics , punching
A 25‐year old woman at the 26th week of gestation underwent surgery for possible acute appendicitis. Pathological examination of the appendix showed extensive decidual change through the entire wall with perforation and surrounding acute inflammatory cell infiltration. To our knowledge, the present report is the second case of appendiceal endometriosis with this rare complication in the literature. The previously reported cases of appendiceal endometriosis which manifested clinically during pregnancy are briefly reviewed. ACTA PATHOL. JPN. 37: 1685.1690. 1987.