Laiz Díez B, García Muñoz-Najar A, Durán Poveda M. Laparoscopic management of a small bowel obstruction caused by an endometriotic focus.
REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ENFERMEDADES DIGESTIVAS 2019;
111:887-888. [PMID:
31595762 DOI:
10.17235/reed.2019.6220/2019]
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Abstract
Endometriosis is the presence of extra-uterine endometrial tissue and affects 6-10% of fertile women. In 3-37% of the cases it affects the gastrointestinal tract being the ileal location extremely infrequent. Symptoms are nonspecific, debuting as intestinal obstruction in 7-23% of cases. The definitive diagnosis is anatomopathological and the treatment in these cases of acute abdomen is surgery. We attach the present case due to its rarity, it is a young asymptomatic woman who debuts with a picture of intestinal obstruction that is treated by intestinal resection via laparoscopy confirming the endometriosis etiology.
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