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Abdominal wall endometriosis is a pathology which usually develops after preceding surgeries on the surgical incision line and shows clinical manifestation especially during menstrual cycle. However, primary abdominal wall endometriosis is …

Neoplastic sigmoid-uterine fistula is an extremely rare condition because the uterus is a thick and muscular organ. A 74-year-old woman was admitted to the First Aid Station suffering from abdominal pain and foul smelling vaginal discharge.…

Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disorder characterized by ectopic endometrial tissue growth outside the uterine cavity. Although usually occurring in pelvic organs, endometrial lesions may involve urinary tract. Renal endometriosis is…

Endometriosis is a benign condition described as the presence of endometrial- like tissue found outside the uterine cavity. Hepatic endometriosis is one of the rarest localization of extrapelvic endometriosis, only 22 cases have been report…

The classification of mucinous tumors of the vermiform appendix is quite controversial, and includes a spectrum of neoplastic lesions ranging from benign proliferations, intraluminal, to invasive adenocarcinomas. Among the complications of …

IntroductionPelvic organ prolapse is a multifactorial disease. Aim was to evaluate the effect of the whole surgical correction of pelvic floor on hydronephrosis due to severe prolapse.Patients and methodsA retrospective case study on 250 pa…

Mesenteric cysts are rare and can occur at any age. They can manifest with abdominal pain or compressive mass effect. The exact etiology is unknown. Ultrasonography, computed tomography and laparoscopy are used in diagnosing mesenteric cyst…

IntroductionThe aim of this study was to compare the results of classic laparoscopic, three-port and SILS cholecystectomy.Materials and methodsWe conducted a retrospective study of data collected between January 2010 and December 2012 perta…

Micropapillary serous borderline tumor of the ovary is characterized by a more frequent association with extraovarian, especially invasive, implants. The aim of this study was to report the clinicopathological findings of a rare case of mic…

Endometriosis is a common gynaecological condition which affects women during their reproductive years. It is characterized by ectopic endometrial tissue responding to hormonal changes associated with menstrual cycle. Aetiology is unknown a…

Inguinal endometriosis is rare and accounts for 0.3-0.6% of patients affected by endometriosis. A correct preoperative diagnosis is rare. Diagnosis is frequently made by histologic examination. A 36-year-old nulliparous woman presented with…

Endometriosis affects 10-20% of fertile women, and in 3-37% of them it extends to the bowel. Its location, in the ileal tract of the bowel, usually the end-part, is only the 7%; and the occurrence of intestinal obstruction is no more than 0…

We present the first case reported in the literature of small bowel obstruction due to internal incarcerated hernia through a diagnosed bilateral broad ligament defect, and treated by laparoscopy. A 36-year-old white woman, gravida 0, para …

Umbilical primary endometrioma is a rare extra-uterine localization of endometriosis with a documented neoplastic risk. It is often difficult to distinguish primary umbilical endometriosis from other benign and malignant tumors of the abdom…

Extrauterine or external endometriosis (e.e.) describes ectopic localization of functional endometrial tissue, a finding whose incidence is increasing due to the diffusion of laparoscopic procedures. The clinical presentation of such diseas…

Extragonadal endometriosis is rarely diagnosed preoperatively due the variety of its localizations. Presentation to general surgeons may be atypical and pose diagnostic difficulties. The Authors report three cases surgically treated between…

The Authors present their experience from 1980 to 2001 in the treatment of 5 cases of endometriosis. The median age is 26.5 years, the symptomatology was the presence of abdominal pain feces mixed with blood in two patients and in three cas…

The Authors report a case of sigmoid obstruction due to endometriosis and review the literature about. Unusual localisation and difficult preoperative differential diagnosis with IBD and bowel carcinoma are stressed. A 45-years old woman wi…

Ileal localization of intestinal endometriosis is not extremely rare, but there are always problems related to the preoperative diagnosis. Symptoms of intestinal endometriosis offer often problems to the surgeon in the differential diagnosi…

The role of post-operative adhesions in chronic abdominal pain remains controversial. The aim of this study was to assess the value of laparoscopic treatment of adhesions for chronic post-operative abdominal pain in 32 patients. Over a peri…

The authors report a rare case of stenotic sigmoid endometriosis which presented with constipation and dysmenorrhea in a 48-year-old woman without past gynecological history. There were no typical radiological and endoscopic findings and on…

The Authors report a case of endometriosis of the surgical scar following caesarean section. The patient, arrived at surgical observation for a doubtful foreign body granuloma, underwent a diagnostic biopsy of the lesion. Histological exami…

The Authors report a case of ovarian endometriosis causing an "Ab extrinseco" sigmoid stenosis. The histogenesis as well as different possibilities of treatment, i.e. medical and surgical, are discussed.

Intestinal endometriosis is a rare lesion characterized by a difficult differential diagnosis with other intestinal diseases. The authors report the case of a woman suffering from endometriosis involving the distal ileal loop.