Ileocecal endometriosis: diagnosis and management

Carrasco, Ana López; Gutiérrez, Alicia Hernández; Gutiérrez, Paula A. Hidalgo; González, Ricardo Rodríguez; Martín, José Luis Marijuán; Zapardiel, Ignacio; García, Javier de Santiago

doi:10.1016/j.tjog.2016.09.007

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“…There may also be involvement of the small bowel (2-16%), appendix (3-18%), and cecum (2-5%). The ileum is affected in 4.1% of patients [5].…”

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“…Transmural involvement is uncommon, but may cause severe complications such as occlusion, hemorrhage, or perforation. Presentation as acute occlusion is extremely rare [5,6,9].…”

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“…The bowel is the most affected extragenital location, with a prevalence of 3-12%, especially in the rectosigmoid junction (50-90%) [5]. However, transmural involvement and acute occlusion are very rare events [6].…”

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Endometriosis: A Rare Cause of Large Bowel Obstruction

Alexandrino

Lourenço

Carvalho

et al. 2017

GE Port J Gastroenterol

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Large bowel obstruction can result in significant morbidity and mortality, especially in cases of acute complete obstruction. There are many possible causes, the most common in adults being colorectal cancer. Endometriosis is a benign disease, and the most affected extragenital location is the bowel, especially the rectosigmoid junction. However, transmural involvement and acute occlusion are very rare events. We report an exceptional case of acute large bowel obstruction as the initial presentation of endometriosis. The differential diagnosis of colorectal carcinoma may be challenging, and this case emphasizes the need to consider intestinal endometriosis in females at a fertile age presenting with gastrointestinal symptoms and an intestinal mass causing complete large bowel obstruction.

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“…There may also be involvement of the small bowel (2-16%), appendix (3-18%), and cecum (2-5%). The ileum is affected in 4.1% of patients [5].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Transmural involvement is uncommon, but may cause severe complications such as occlusion, hemorrhage, or perforation. Presentation as acute occlusion is extremely rare [5,6,9].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Endometriosis: A Rare Cause of Large Bowel Obstruction

Alexandrino

Lourenço

Carvalho

et al. 2017

GE Port J Gastroenterol

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“…The utility of this exhaustive exploration might be best demonstrated by one of the cases reported by Carrasco et al; the patient, a 34-year-old patient who had been previously submitted to surgery for rectosigmodian endometriosis, at that moment a rectosigmoidian resection and diverting ileostomy being performed developed acute small bowel occlusion three months after closure of the prophylactic ostomy. The patient was resubmitted to surgery, an ileal infiltrating nodule of endometriosis being found; due to this reason a second digestive resection (of the affected ileal loop) was also performed with good results (21).…”

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“…The first case was the one of a 30-year-old patient who had been previously submitted to medical treatment with oral contraceptives, followed by rectosigmoidian resection, ileal resection, partial colpectomy and uterosacral ligament resection. The second one was a 41-year-old patient previously submitted to levonorgestrel treatment followed by hysterectomy with bilateral adnexectomy, ileum resection, partial colpectomy, double adnexectomy and rectosigmoidectomy (21).…”

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confidence: 99%