Perforación de colon sigmoides secundaria a endometriosis. Reporte de un caso
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ANTECEDENTES: . Es común la afección de estructuras pélvicas, incluyendo el intestino. La perforación del colon por endometriosis es muy rara y representa una urgencia quirúrgica. CASO CLÍNICO: Mujer de 28 años con cuadro de dolor abdominal en fosa iliaca derecha y hueco pélvico, fiebre y náuseas. Se realiza laparotomía exploradora con hallazgo de perforación de colon sigmoides, que requiere resección de la lesión y colostomía terminal, encontrando como diagnóstico definitivo endometriosis. CONCLUSIÓN: La perforación de intestino o de colon es una complicación poco frecuente, pero de gravedad, que debemos tener siempre presente como sospecha ante un cuadro de abdomen agudo en una paciente en edad fértil y con antecedentes de haber presentado sintomatología gastrointestinal intermitente. BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial glands or viable stroma outside the uterine cavity, which affects approximately 2-10% of women of reproductive age 1. Pelvic structures, including the bowel, are commonly affected. Perforation of the colon by endometriosis is very rare and represents a surgical emergency. CLINICAL CASE: A 28-year-old female patient with abdominal pain in the right iliac fossa and pelvic cavity, fever and nausea, exploratory laparotomy is performed with the discovery of sigmoid perforation of the colon, requiring resection of the lesion and terminal colostomy, finding as definitive diagnosis endometriosis. CONCLUSION: Bowel or colon perforation is a rare but serious complication, which should always be kept in mind as a suspicion of acute abdomen in a female patient of reproductive age and with a history of intermittent gastrointestinal symptoms.
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