A rare case of ileocolic intussusception due to severe endometriosis. Issue 6 (19th June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Benigno, Luca; Lisarelli, Loriana; Sortino, Rosita; Neuweiler, Joerg; Steffen, Thomas
• Is Part Of: Journal of surgical case reports. Volume 2020:Issue 6(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-06-19
• Subjects: Surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 617.005
• DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjaa116
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2042-8812

Abstract

Abstract: Intestinal intussusception is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction; intestinal intussusception associated with endometriosis is very rare. The varied clinical presentations make the diagnosis demanding. In this article, we report the case of a young female patient with an intestinal obstruction due to intussusception. The successive histologic examination of the resected sample showed advanced endometriosis. This is a very rare entity with only a few similar cases reported in the literature.