title: Successful laparoscopic treatment of ileo-cecal endometriosis producing bowel obstruction.
abstract: Bowel endometriosis manifesting with ileus is difficult to diagnose, often requiring laparotomy for diagnosis and treatment. We report here a case of ileo-cecal endometriosis causing bowel obstruction. A diagnosis of intestinal endometriosis with menstruation-associated bowel symptoms was made, and the patient was successfully treated by laparoscopic ileo-cecal resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstretrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Osuga
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tsutsumi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Okagaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taketani
mesh_terms: D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007080:Ileocecal Valve; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed