Invasive endometriosis of the terminal ileum: a cause of small bowel obstruction of obscure origin
This case report describes a 40-year-old woman with a five-month history of right lower quadrant abdominal pain, diarrhea, and small bowel obstruction, who was diagnosed intraoperatively with terminal ileum endometriosis.
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- Endometriosis as an Uncommon Cause of Intestinal Obstruction-A Comprehensive Literature Review 2023
- Crohn's disease complicated by multiple stenoses and internal fistulas clinically mimicking small bowel endometriosis 2008
- Evidence for asymmetric distribution of lower intestinal tract endometriosis 2004
- Ileal endometriosis: radiographic findings in five cases 2000
- Extragenital Endometriosis 1995
- Small bowel endometriosis masquerading as regional enteritis 1994
- Different types of extragenital endometriosis: a review 1993
- Endometriosis--the problems of intestinal obstruction 1993
- Extrapelvic endometriosis 1991
- Endometriosis of the large bowel: a report of 11 cases 1989
- Extrapelvic Endometriosis 1989
- Barium study of small bowel endometriosis 1988
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