Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic colorectal resection for endometriosis. DESIGN AND PATIENTS: This study included 357 consecutive patients who underwent colorectal resection. We evaluated intraoperati…

Adenomyomas are rare pseudotumors of the extrahepatic biliary tract. Their microscopic appearance does not differ significantly from similar malformations of the peritoneal cavity. We describe a patient who presented with obstructive jaundi…

Of 1573 consecutive patients with endometriosis diagnosed at laparoscopy or celiotomy, 85 patients (5.4%) had gastrointestinal involvement and 11 patients (0.7%) required bowel resection due to recurrent gastrointestinal symptoms (usually o…

To the Editor.—Endometriosis has been found to occur in almost every organ and location of the female body. This condition is well known to gynecologists, but the general surgeon is rarely faced with it in his or her practice, and, for this…

Ovarian cancer represents the second most common cancer of the female reproductive organs. It is usually not associated with significant warning signals that led to early diagnosis. The management is based on adequate surgical staging, remo…

Congenital atresia of the uterine cervix is a rare Müllerian anomaly. About half of the reported cases are associated with pelvic endometriosis. We describe a 20-year-old woman with congenital cervical atresia and pelvic endometriosis whose…

Ovarian cancer has the highest mortality of the cancers of the female genital tract. The signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer are either nonexistent or nonspecific. Women who are to undergo exploratory laparotomy without a definite diagnosi…

Endometriosis is sufficiently common that it should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of colon lesions of women of childbearing age. Seven selected cases illustrate problems in diagnosis and management of endometriosis of t…

In 1958, Maurer described the syndrome of recurring catamenial pneumothorax associated with pelvic and diaphragmatic endometriosis. Since then, similar cases have been reported, indicating that pelvic endometriosis and pleural or diaphragma…

A case of asymptomatic intussusception of the appendix in a patient was associated with endometriosis. This abnormality should be remembered in all cases of right lower quadrant pain, in the differential diagnosis of roentgenologic filling …

Seven patients with endometriosis of the small bowel and pertinent literature are reviewed. One case of jejunal endometrioma is presented which may be the first reported in English literature. The various facets of endometriosis of the smal…

Although Fabricus Heldanus in 1598 first described an unusual ileal diverticulum, the first description of its embryology and morphology which now bears his name was made in 1809 by Johann Frederich Meckel. The Meckel's diverticulum is a de…

Many interesting and important problems have presented themselves to clinicians and pathologists, who have appreciated the frequency of ectopic endometrium-like tissue in the pelvis and have had an opportunity to observe the various lesions…