Obstrucción intestinal debido a endometriosis ileal: Reporte de un caso y revisión bibliográfica

Hermann Barquero Melchor, Melissa Castro
In: Acta Médica Costarricense · 2009 · vol. 45(3) · doi:10.51481/amc.v45i3.109 · W1910943001
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This case report and literature review highlights intestinal obstruction caused by ileal endometriosis, emphasizing its consideration in reproductive-aged women presenting with such symptoms.

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The paper reports a 34-year-old woman with small bowel obstruction caused by ileal endometriosis and provides a brief literature review. The authors describe diagnostic context and surgical management, with pathology confirming extensive small-bowel endometriosis producing complete obstruction; treatment required surgical resection with primary anastomosis but was complicated by slow postoperative recovery, necessitating laparotomy and ileostomy due to anastomotic dehiscence. A limitation is that the evidence is limited to a single case plus a bibliographic review rather than a systematic analysis of outcomes. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically ileal intestinal endometriosis presenting as small bowel obstruction.

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Abstract

La obstrucción del intestino delgado es uno de los padecimientos abdominales más frecuentemente atendidos en el servicio de urgencias. Es un síndrome con múltiples causas, una particularmente interesante es la endometriosis intestinal, la cual ocurre hasta en el 37% de las pacientes con endometriosis. La vasta mayoría de pacientes no experimenta síntomas relacionados con el tracto gastrointestinal. Presentamos aquí el caso de una mujer de 34 años con obstrucción intestinal secundaria a endometriosis. Requirió resección quirúrgica con anastomosis primaria. La evaluación patológica demostró endometriosis extensa del intestino delgado, que producía obstrucción completa. Tuvo una lento postoperatorio y requirió una laparotomía e ileostomía, debido a dehiscencia de la anastomosis. Este informe ilumina las raras, aunque significativas complicaciones de la endometriosis intestinal, incluyendo la obstrucción intestinal. La endometriosis intestinal debe considerarse en el diagnóstico diferencial de aquellas pacientes con obstrucción intestinal en edad reproductiva.

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