2616 Concomitant Appendectomy in Patients with Pelvic Pain: Can we Predict Abnormal Appendiceal Pathology?

To determine the prevalence of appendix pathology (i.e. endometriosis, fibrous obliteration, tumor, acute/chronic inflammation) in patients with chronic pelvic pain. To determine whether preoperative symptoms, age ( ≤ 35 or>35), or intraoperative appendiceal appearance were associated with appendix pathology.

Source: The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology - October 15, 2019 Category: OBGYN Authors: Nikou A Farzan, NS Tenzel, P Hua, S Pan, L Orbuch, IK Orbuch Tags: Virtual Poster Session 3: Endometriosis (10:10 AM – 10:20 AM) 10:10 AM: STATION M Source Type: research