Endometriosis Mimicking a Cecum Mass with Complete Bowel Obstruction: An Infrequent Cause of Acute Abdomen
Endometriosis is a common entity among fertile women which unfortunately manifests through variable symptomatology. Intestinal involvement in endometriosis is quite common and can simulate several diseases such as Crohn’s disease, appendicitis, tubo-ovarian abscess, or malignant tumors. Intestinal o...
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| author | Gabriel A. Molina Darwin R. Ramos Alberto Yu Patricio A. Paute Paul S. Llerena S. Alexandra Valencia Jose V. Fonseca Jhonatan F. Morillo Sandra C. López Bernardo M. Gutierrez |
| author_facet | Gabriel A. Molina Darwin R. Ramos Alberto Yu Patricio A. Paute Paul S. Llerena S. Alexandra Valencia Jose V. Fonseca Jhonatan F. Morillo Sandra C. López Bernardo M. Gutierrez |
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| description | Endometriosis is a common entity among fertile women which unfortunately manifests through variable symptomatology. Intestinal involvement in endometriosis is quite common and can simulate several diseases such as Crohn’s disease, appendicitis, tubo-ovarian abscess, or malignant tumors. Intestinal obstruction due to endometriosis is rare, and preoperative diagnosis is difficult because the signs and symptoms are nonspecific and can be easily confused. In the case of patients without a history of endometriosis, diagnosis is further complicated. We present a case of a 41-year-old female patient. She presented to the emergency room with complete bowel obstruction and a mass in the cecum. Surgery was decided, and the patient underwent full recovery. Endometriosis was the final diagnosis for the observed condition. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dba4e26fcadd416ba5ae1736beec196f2025-02-03T05:43:40ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192019-01-01201910.1155/2019/70241727024172Endometriosis Mimicking a Cecum Mass with Complete Bowel Obstruction: An Infrequent Cause of Acute AbdomenGabriel A. Molina0Darwin R. Ramos1Alberto Yu2Patricio A. Paute3Paul S. Llerena4S. Alexandra Valencia5Jose V. Fonseca6Jhonatan F. Morillo7Sandra C. López8Bernardo M. Gutierrez9PGY4 Resident General Surgery, P.U.C.E, Quito, EcuadorPGY4 Resident General Surgery, P.U.C.E, Quito, EcuadorPGY4 Resident General Surgery, P.U.C.E, Quito, EcuadorPGY4 Resident General Surgery, P.U.C.E, Quito, EcuadorPGY1 Resident General Surgery, U.C.E, Quito, EcuadorPGY3 Resident General Surgery, P.U.C.E, Quito, EcuadorPGY1 Resident General Surgery, U.C.E, Quito, EcuadorPGY1 Resident General Surgery, U.C.E, Quito, EcuadorPGY1 Resident General Surgery, U.C.E, Quito, EcuadorUSFQ, School of Biological and Enviromental Sciences, Quito, EcuadorEndometriosis is a common entity among fertile women which unfortunately manifests through variable symptomatology. Intestinal involvement in endometriosis is quite common and can simulate several diseases such as Crohn’s disease, appendicitis, tubo-ovarian abscess, or malignant tumors. Intestinal obstruction due to endometriosis is rare, and preoperative diagnosis is difficult because the signs and symptoms are nonspecific and can be easily confused. In the case of patients without a history of endometriosis, diagnosis is further complicated. We present a case of a 41-year-old female patient. She presented to the emergency room with complete bowel obstruction and a mass in the cecum. Surgery was decided, and the patient underwent full recovery. Endometriosis was the final diagnosis for the observed condition.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7024172 |
| spellingShingle | Gabriel A. Molina Darwin R. Ramos Alberto Yu Patricio A. Paute Paul S. Llerena S. Alexandra Valencia Jose V. Fonseca Jhonatan F. Morillo Sandra C. López Bernardo M. Gutierrez Endometriosis Mimicking a Cecum Mass with Complete Bowel Obstruction: An Infrequent Cause of Acute Abdomen Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Endometriosis Mimicking a Cecum Mass with Complete Bowel Obstruction: An Infrequent Cause of Acute Abdomen |
| title_full | Endometriosis Mimicking a Cecum Mass with Complete Bowel Obstruction: An Infrequent Cause of Acute Abdomen |
| title_fullStr | Endometriosis Mimicking a Cecum Mass with Complete Bowel Obstruction: An Infrequent Cause of Acute Abdomen |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endometriosis Mimicking a Cecum Mass with Complete Bowel Obstruction: An Infrequent Cause of Acute Abdomen |
| title_short | Endometriosis Mimicking a Cecum Mass with Complete Bowel Obstruction: An Infrequent Cause of Acute Abdomen |
| title_sort | endometriosis mimicking a cecum mass with complete bowel obstruction an infrequent cause of acute abdomen |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7024172 |
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