1. Deciduosis of the appendix: a rare cause of acute abdomen during pregnancy (a case report).
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Smits L, Bockstal MV, and Frezin J
- Subjects
- Adult, Appendicitis surgery, Appendix pathology, Decidua pathology, Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications surgery, Abdomen, Acute etiology, Appendectomy methods, Appendicitis diagnosis, Pregnancy Complications diagnosis
- Abstract
Appendectomy is the most common non-obstetric surgical intervention in pregnant patients. In rare cases, deciduosis can develop during pregnancy in the appendix and cause inflammation through appendiceal occlusion by ectopic decidua tissue. We report a 28-year-old woman at 32 weeks of pregnancy, who presented at the emergency room with the diagnosis of an acute appendicitis. After successful appendectomy and histopathological examination of the appendectomy specimen, a diagnosis of appendiceal deciduosis with acute appendicitis was established. Here, we discuss the origin of appendiceal deciduosis, as well as its clinical and histopathological presentation., Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests., (Copyright: Louis Smits et al.)
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- 2020
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