Open AccessEndometriosis within the sigmoid colon: A rare cause of bowel obstruction
Author(s) -
Long Zheng,
Jian Guo,
Wei Lin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.36.6.2525
Subject(s) - medicine , sigmoid colon , endometriosis , bowel obstruction , sigmoid function , gastroenterology , general surgery , radiology , rectum , artificial intelligence , artificial neural network , computer science
Endometriosis is a common gynecological disease, ectopic endometrium can invade any part of the body, usually in the ovary and uterine sacral ligament, while endometriosis invades the intestinal wall to cause intestinal obstruction is very rare, which easily leads to misdiagnosis. In this case report, we present a case of sigmoid endometriosis with bowel obstruction. Pathological examination is the main basis for the diagnosis of intestinal endometriosis, and the comprehensive treatment of surgery and hormonal therapy is an effective method for the treatment of intestinal endometriosis.