Appendectomy in the Gynecological Setting: Intraoperative Findings and Corresponding Histopathology

作者：Shavell Valerie I; Mahdi Haider M; Awonuga Awoniyi O; Edelman David A; Webber John D; Gidwani Raja M; Husain Mujtaba; Berman Jay M^*

来源：Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation, 2011, 71(3): 189-192.

DOI：10.1159/000317270

• Appendix
• Appendectomy
• Histology
• Pathology

Background/Aims: To evaluate the intraoperative findings and corresponding histopathology associated with appendectomies performed during benign gynecological surgery. Methods: Retrospective case series. Results: Twenty-two appendectomies were performed from 2002 through 2008 at Hutzel Women's Hospital due to intraoperative findings of inflammation or erythema (n = 8), periappendiceal adhesions (n = 5), injury to the appendix or mesoappendix (n = 2), fecalith (n = 2), dilation of the appendix (n = 1), adnexal mass involving the appendix (n = 1), and suspected lipoma (n = 1). Final pathology was consistent with significant findings such as acute inflammation, periappendicitis, and adhesions or endometriosis involving the appendix in 68.2% of cases. Conclusion: In the benign gynecological setting, appendectomies were primarily performed due to inflammation or erythema. In the majority of cases, significant appendiceal pathology was confirmed.

• 出版日期2011