By Timur SeckinEndometriosis of the Appendix
By Timur Seckin
Endometriosis of the gastrointestinal tract is infrequent, and it rarely involves the appendix. A group of researchers from the United States of America reported a case of a 50-year-old postmenopausal woman with endometriosis in the vermiform appendix presenting as acute…
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By Özge ÖzkayaWomen with Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis Have a Higher Risk of Appendix Involvement
By Özge Özkaya
Women with deep-infiltrating endometriosis, a form of endometriosis that invades the abdominal and pelvic cavity, have an increased risk of developing endometriosis of the appendix. It is therefore important to check women with deep infiltrating endometriosis for appendix involvement during…
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