%0 Journal Article
%T Endometriosis of the appendix presenting as acute appendicitis: A case report and literature review
%A S Uwaezuoke
%A E Udoye
%A E Etebu
%J Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences
%D 2013
%I 
%X Endometriosis is a common disease generally, but appendiceal endometriosis causing acute appendicitis is a very uncommon clinical phenomenon and a few cases have been reported. The authors aim to highlight the rarity of such clinical entity in Nigeria. A 29 year old nulliparous woman presented with severe right iliac fossa pains, tenderness and rebound tenderness on her second day of menstruation. She subsequently had appendicectomy and a histopathological diagnosis of appendiceal endometriosis causing acute appendicitis. Appendiceal endometriosis causing acute appendicitis is rare, and definitive diagnosis is performed through histopathological evaluation. Post-operative gynaecological follow-up is highly recommended. KEY WORDS: Appendix, Endometriosis, Appendicitis
%U http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ejhs/article/view/86470