Gastrointestinal involvement of endometriosis has been found in 3%-37% of menstruating women and exclusive localization on the ileum is very rare(1%-7%).Endometriosis of the distal ileum is an infrequent cause of inte...Gastrointestinal involvement of endometriosis has been found in 3%-37% of menstruating women and exclusive localization on the ileum is very rare(1%-7%).Endometriosis of the distal ileum is an infrequent cause of intestinal obstruction,ranging from 7% to 23% of all cases with intestinal involvement.We report a case in which endometrial infiltration of the small bowel caused acute obstruction requiring emergency surgery,in a woman whose symptoms were not related to menses.Histology of the resected specimen showed that endometriosis was mainly prevalent in the muscularis propria and submucosa and that the mucosa was not ulcerated but had inflammation and glandular alteration.Endometrial lymph node involvement,with a cystic glandular pattern was also detected.展开更多
A 17-year-old girl with colicky abdominal pain andchronic anemia presented to the gastrointestinal serviceof the University Hospital of Essen. In the routineworkup, there were no pathological findings despitethe anemi...A 17-year-old girl with colicky abdominal pain andchronic anemia presented to the gastrointestinal serviceof the University Hospital of Essen. In the routineworkup, there were no pathological findings despitethe anemia. Because of the fluctuation of symptomswith a climax at the time of menstruation, consecutiveultrasound studies were performed revealing a visiblemass inside the gallbladder. This finding was confirmedby a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study performedat the same time. Because of the severe anemia by thattime, a cholecystectomy was performed, and histologyreconfirmed the diagnosis of isolated gallbladderendometriosis. The patient recovered well and has hadno recurrence of the disease to date.展开更多
文摘Gastrointestinal involvement of endometriosis has been found in 3%-37% of menstruating women and exclusive localization on the ileum is very rare(1%-7%).Endometriosis of the distal ileum is an infrequent cause of intestinal obstruction,ranging from 7% to 23% of all cases with intestinal involvement.We report a case in which endometrial infiltration of the small bowel caused acute obstruction requiring emergency surgery,in a woman whose symptoms were not related to menses.Histology of the resected specimen showed that endometriosis was mainly prevalent in the muscularis propria and submucosa and that the mucosa was not ulcerated but had inflammation and glandular alteration.Endometrial lymph node involvement,with a cystic glandular pattern was also detected.
文摘A 17-year-old girl with colicky abdominal pain andchronic anemia presented to the gastrointestinal serviceof the University Hospital of Essen. In the routineworkup, there were no pathological findings despitethe anemia. Because of the fluctuation of symptomswith a climax at the time of menstruation, consecutiveultrasound studies were performed revealing a visiblemass inside the gallbladder. This finding was confirmedby a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study performedat the same time. Because of the severe anemia by thattime, a cholecystectomy was performed, and histologyreconfirmed the diagnosis of isolated gallbladderendometriosis. The patient recovered well and has hadno recurrence of the disease to date.