Tuba ovarian abscesses formation from decidualized ovarian endometrioma after appendiceal endometriosis presenting as acute appendicitis in pregnancy

Dogan E., Okyay E., Saatli B., Olgan S., SARIOĞLU S., KOYUNCUOĞLU ÜLGÜN M.

IRANIAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE, vol.10, no.3, pp.275-278, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Journal Name: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.275-278
  • Keywords: Endometriosis, Deciduosis, Acute appendicitis, Tuba ovarian abscess, MALIGNANCY
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Acute appendicitis with appendicial endometriosis is a very infrequently encountered condition during pregnancy. Decidualization is the hypertrophy of endometrial stromal cells by the effect of progesterone. Similarly, in pregnancy, ectopic stromal endometrial cells in endometriosis can also be transformed by the same mechanism and ectopic decidua (deciduosis) may occur.