Appendiceal endometriosis presenting as acute appendicitis during pregnancy

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 164-167

  Perez, C M ^a   Minimo, C ^a   Margolin, G ^a   Orris, J ^a  

^a LANKENAU HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Endometriosis; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34447270245     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.03.043     Document Type: Article

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