The American journal of gastroenterology

Cho, Jonathan J. MD, PhD1; Pak, Kevin MD2; Austin, Ryan P. MD3; Padilla, Leybelis MD2; Wilkerson, Rashad C. DO2; Edson, Theodore D. MD4 Author Information

Introduction: Endometriosis is a well-known disorder, which most commonly affects women of reproductive age, whereby uterine tissue grows outside of the uterine cavity. Although rare, the most common extra-pelvic location for implantation i…

CASE: Endometriosis, endometrial glands and stroma outside of the uterus, may occur in “extragenital” locations and can present with inflammatory symptoms and/or bowel obstruction similar to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We report 2 cas…

Matsushita, Mitsunobu MD; Nishio, Akiyoshi MD; Seki, Toshihito MD; Okazaki, Kazuichi MD Author Information

OBJECTIVES: Intestinal endometriosis (IE) can present with varied symptoms, making the diagnosis difficult. Modalities have been described to evaluate IE, but few can provide a confirmatory diagnosis. A preoperative diagnosis of IE may help…

Endoscopic appendectomy in a case of appendicular intussusception due to endometriosis, mimicking a cecal polyp

Appendiceal endometriosis is a very uncommon clinical entity. We describe a 33-yr-old white female who presented with painless profuse rectal bleeding. Emergency colonoscopy revealed bleeding from the appendiceal opening. An emergency appen…

Endometriosis is only rarely the cause of massive bloody ascites. This entity simulates gynecological malignancy and is seldom recognized before surgical exploration of the abdomen. It is more commonly seen in black nulliparous females. Hor…

A 46-yr-old multiparous cachetic woman presented with severe hypoalbuminemia in the absence of liver disease, proteinuria, and/or protracted starvation. The clinical presentation and work-up was indicative of protein-losing enteropathy. She…

A 38-yr-old nulliparous female presented with endometriosis of the terminal ileum which mimicked the clinical, roentgenographic, and surgical findings of Crohn's disease. The patient presented with diarrhea, right lower quadrant pain, fever…

A clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of six cases of deciduosis of the appendix is presented. The patients were pregnant women aged 18-40 years. In four cases, the patients presented with signs and symptoms of acute appendiciti…

A 39-yr-old female on high-dose Danazol presented with jaundice and pruritus. Danazol-induced cholestasis was suspected, and the drug was discontinued. A liver biopsy revealed panlobular cholestasis with portal and periportal inflammation. …

We report an unusual case of biliary obstruction secondary to adenomyoma of the common bile duct. Adenomyomas are benign tumors, found infrequently in the biliary tree. Clinical presentation, biochemical, radiographic, and endoscopic invest…

A 33-yr-old Japanese woman, married, no parity, was treated for endometriosis. Danazol 400 mg a day was initiated on September 25, 1986, for 21 consecutive days. She became severely constipated and had left lower abdominal colic pain. Five …

We report a case of noninvasive carcinoma of the gallbladder arising in the surface mucosa of localized type adenomyomatosis. It was first detected as a polypoid lesion during routine examination with ultrasonography. The gross appearance o…

A 38-yr-old woman presented with abdominal pain, hematochezia, and fever of 7 days' duration. Computerized tomographic scanning revealed a mass 6 cm in diameter adherent to the sigmoid colon. At surgery, the mass was determined to be an end…

A case of small intestinal obstruction in an 82-yr-old woman caused by an ileoileal intussusception is reported. At the leading point of the intussusceptum an adenomyomatous hamartoma was found. In a review of the literature we were unable …

A 21-yr-old woman with a history of epigastric pain and a right upper quadrant mass was found to have a large parenchymal hepatic cyst on CT scan. The cyst was removed at surgery and found to be lined by ectopic endometrial tissue. This is,…