A case of intussusception of the appendix secondary to endometriosis: US and CT findings |
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| Authors: | Dong Jun Lee MD Hyun Cheol Kim MD Dal Mo Yang MD Sang Won Kim MD Jung Kyu Ryu MD Kyu Yeoun Won MD Suk Hwan Lee MD |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Gangdong‐gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea;2. Department of Pathology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Gangdong‐gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea;3. Department of Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Gangdong‐gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea |
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| Abstract: | Intussusception of the appendix is an uncommon condition that is difficult to diagnose with radiology. Endometriosis causing appendiceal intussusception is a rare condition that has only been reported a few times in the literature. Here, we report a case of appendiceal intussusception caused by endometriosis in a 33‐year‐old woman who presented with intermittent right lower abdominal pain. Sonography revealed a hypoechoic mass invaginating into the cecum, which was covered by echogenic cecal wall with central dimpling indicating the appendiceal orifice. On CT, the mass was identified as an enhancing mass invaginating into the cecum at the level the appendiceal orifice. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 43 :443–446, 2015 |
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| Keywords: | appendix endometriosis intussusception sonography CT |
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