Appendicular endometriosis as a cause of chronic abdominal pain alone in the right iliac fossa: case report and literature review
Endometriosis is a disease characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial glands and stroma. Although its etiology is undefined, it is suggested to be a result of coelomic metaplasia, retrograde menstruation, to provide a genetic component, or to be one that occurs due to blood or lymphatic sp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Coloproctology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-93632012000100012 |