Endometriosis of the caecum causing intussusception
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This paper describes a case of a 38-year-old woman whose caecal endometriosis mimicked malignancy on imaging, causing intussusception and symptoms related to her menstrual cycle.
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Non-malignant masses in the caecum are rare, and are usually diagnosed as malignant, leading to radical surgery—usually a right hemi-colectomy. The radiological, macroscopic and colonoscopic appearances of endometriosis of the caecum also often suggest malignancy. The diagnosis however may be suspected in a woman of child-bearing age with typical symptoms. Colonic lesions can also occur in post-menopausal women, and cause symptoms (Morson and Dawson, 1979). A 38-year-old woman was referred for a barium enema examination for investigation of abdominal pain and diarrhoea of six months' and two months' duration respectively. On closer questioning, the patient related her symptoms to her menstrual cycle.
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Cited by (9)
- [Ileocecal intussusception secondary to a cecal endometriosis] 2008
- [Digestive endometriosis of the caecum and intussusception: about one case] 2007
- Ileocolic intussusception due to endometriosis 2007
- "Endometriose do trato gastrointestinal: correlações clínicas e laparoscópicas; papel da corrida dos órgãos peritoneais na endometriose (COPE)" 2005
- Evidence for asymmetric distribution of lower intestinal tract endometriosis 2004
- Intestinal endometriosis: presentation, investigation, and surgical management 1995
- Rectal endometriosis 1989
- Intestinal endometriosis 1984
- Ileocecal endometriosis presenting with abdominal pain and gastrointestinal bleeding 1983
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