A case report: Co-existence of Acute Appendicitis and Ovarian Cyst Rupture

Year 2023, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 1 - 5, 20.04.2023

M. Murat Oktay , Kazım Ersin Altınsoy , Mehmet Göl , Özge Mutlu Kaya , Sedat Özdemir

https://doi.org/10.55549/zbs.1258042

Abstract

A wide spectrum of differential diagnosis should be considered in the management of acute abdominal or acute pelvic pain in young women who are in the premenopausal period. In this case-report, an acute appendicitis case, which is observed accompanying with ovarian cyst rüptüre, was reported.

Keywords

Acute appendicitis, Emergency, Ovarian cyst rupture, Young woman

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