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Two Cases of Acute Abdominal Intestinal Endometriosis
Author(s) -
Murat Kılıç,
Serdar Gökay Terzioğlu,
Düriye Özer Türkay,
Servet Güreşçi,
Barış Saylam
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of emergency medicine case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2149-9934
DOI - 10.5152/jemcr.2016.1801
Subject(s) - endometriosis , medicine , gastroenterology , general surgery
Gastrointestinal endometriosis is an uncommon form of extragenital endometriosis. The ileum and appendix are the most affected sites following the rectosigmoid region.Case Report: Clinicopathological findings, diagnostic approaches, and therapeutic outcomes of two intestinal endometriosis patients who presented with acute abdomen findings were reviewed.Conclusion: Although intestinal endometriosis is often difficult to diagnose using imaging methods, cyclic symptomatology and a history of obstetric/gynecologic surgery should alert clinicians to consider this diagnosis. Surgery seems to be the best treatment option and mainly depends on the affected site and clinical presentation

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