A Rare Case of Endometriosis of the Small Bowel

Endometriosis of the small bowel is a rare clinical event. The clinical condition presents with vague abdominal symptoms and is usually not diagnosed acutely, unless clinicians have a high index of suspicion. Most patients are diagnosed after multiple clinical encounters. We present a case of endome...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in pathology 2021-05, Vol.2021, p.1-3
Hauptverfasser: Zepeda, Moisés R., Win, Su K.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Endometriosis of the small bowel is a rare clinical event. The clinical condition presents with vague abdominal symptoms and is usually not diagnosed acutely, unless clinicians have a high index of suspicion. Most patients are diagnosed after multiple clinical encounters. We present a case of endometriosis causing small bowel obstruction diagnosed postsurgically.
ISSN:2090-6781
2090-679X
DOI:10.1155/2021/6676855