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Connecting the dots: Exploring appendiceal endometriosis in women with diaphragmatic endometriosis.

Flavia PaganoIoannis DedesSara ImbodenMichael D Mueller
Published in: European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology (2024)
The investigation delineates a marked association between AppE and DiaE, with an odds ratio of 5.5 and risk ratio of 4.2, suggesting a markedly increased likelihood of DiaE in patients with AppE. These statistics significantly substantiate the notion that AppE can serve as a predictive marker for DiaE, underscoring the necessity for a meticulous intraoperative assessment of diaphragmatic regions in patients diagnosed with AppE. The absence of a significant correlation between the depth of DiaE infiltration and the presence of AppE implies that the detection of AppE should prompt a thorough search for DiaE, regardless of the perceived severity of the endometriosis or preoperative results of diaphragmatic MRI.
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