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Murine Ileocolic Bowel Resection with Primary Anastomosis
Published on: October 29, 2014
Intestinal obstruction secondary to endometriosis: a rare case of synchronous bowel localization
G Preziosi1, M Cristaldi, L Angelini
1Department of General Surgery, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, NHS Trust Horton Hospital, 26 Mile End Place, London E1 4BH, UK. g.preziosi@ucl.ac.uk
Abstract:
Although endometriosis is a common disease in women of childbearing age, intestinal endometriosis is unusual and may cause clinically significant complications. We report a 35-year-old woman with endometriosis involving the ileocaecal junction and rectum who presented with intestinal obstruction. She was operated with a preoperative diagnosis of malignancy. The diagnosis of endometriosis was made only after histological examination of the resected specimen. Intestinal endometriosis has a diverse clinical spectrum, with nonspecific features in many patients. In female patients who have unexplained digestive complaints, endometriosis should also be considered in the differential diagnosis.
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