Ruptured Endometrioma Associated With Acute Appendicitis: A Case Report
Abdelhamid Maqsoudi1, Hamza Mougib2, Ouazni Mohamed2
1Department of Radiology, Souss Massa University Hospital Center, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, MAR.
Cureus
|January 21, 2025
Summary
Ruptured endometrioma is a rare cause of abdominal emergencies, often mimicking other conditions. This case highlights a ruptured endometrioma with acute appendicitis, initially misdiagnosed as a tubo-ovarian abscess.
Area of Science:
- Gynecology
- Surgical Emergencies
- Pathology
Background:
- Endometrioma, a localized ovarian endometriosis, contains old blood.
- Rupture can cause hemoperitoneum and peritonitis, mimicking abdominal emergencies.
- Concomitant abdominal emergencies with ruptured endometrioma are rare but possible.
Keywords:
abdominal imagingacute appendicitiscase reportcomputed tomographyemergency radiologyhemoperitoneumpelvic painruptured endometriomaultrasonographyMore Related Videos
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