Intestinal Endometriosis. A rare cause of acute abdomen
Faik Tatli 1, Osman Bardakçi 1, Hacer Uyanikoğlu 2, Firat Erkmen 1, Emre Karaca 1, Adnan İncebiyik 2, Muhammed Güldür 3, Mehmet Kolu 4
Affiliations
Article Info
1 Harran University Faculty of Medicine Department of General Surgery, Şanliurfa, Turkey
2 Harran University Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Şanliurfa, Turkey
3 Harran University Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology, Şanliurfa, Turkey
4 Harran University Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology, Şanliurfa, Turkey
Abstract
Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. Its incidence isreported to be approximately 5%–15% in the reproductive age group. While endometriosis usually occurs on pelvic organand peritoneal surfaces, it rarely occurs extra-abdominally. Intestinal endometriosis involves the localisation of function-al endometrial tissue in the intestinal system. However intestinal obstruction due to severe stenosis of the small bowelobstruction, as in the case described by the authors, is rare. Surgical treatment – resection and anastomosis or conserv-ative procedures – provides better results especially when a multidisciplinary approach is used (surgeon, gynecologist, andgastroenterologist). The authors report a case of obstruction of the small bowel obstruction due to endometriosis andanalyse the pathophysiology, diagnosis and surgical management of this disorder.
Keywords
- Intestinal endometriosis
- Intestinal occlusion
- Surgery
