PP 14. Mucocele Of Appendix Due To Endemetriosis Presenting With Acute Apandisitis

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A Kagan Coskun, E. Samadov, R. Senocak, S. Kaymak, Z. Kilbas, A Gunal, O. Mentes, S. Gorgulu, Y. Peker

19:28 - 19:34h at Margrit Room

Categories: Gastrointestinal Surgery, Poster Session

Session: Poster (P1) - Gastrointestinal Surgery

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Background
Mucocele of the appendix secondary to endometriosis is extremely rare situation.

Material and Methods
We would like to report a case of mucocele of the appendix secondary to endometriosis presenting as acute appendicitis. A 41-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital's emergency unit with right lower abdominal pain.She was prediagnosed as acute appendicitis with anamnesis, physical examination and laboratory tests.

Result
She had undergone appendectomy. Postoperative period was uneventful. During the histopathological evaluation of the  specimen, mucocel of appendix due to endometriosis was diagnosed.

Conclusion
A mucocele of the appendix is seen 0.3% of all appendectomies(1) and endometriosis of the appendix is also a rare condition with a rate of 0.8% of all appendectomies(2). Therefore mucocele of the appendix secondary to endometriosis is a very unusual condition. 1 García Lozano A, Vázquez Tarrago A, Castro García C, Richart Aznar J, Gómez Abril S, Martínez Abad M. Mucocele of the appendix: Presentation of 31 cases. Cir Esp 2010; 87: 108-112 2 Berker B, Lashay N, Davarpanah R, Marziali M, Nezhat CH, Nezhat C. Laparoscopic appendectomy in patients with endometriosis. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2005; 12: 206-209