title: Acute small bowel obstruction secondary to ileal endometriosis: report of a case.
abstract: We report a case of acute small bowel obstruction occurring secondary to endometriosis of the terminal ileum. Ileal endometriosis is a rare condition that can cause acute small bowel obstruction. As this case and others in the literature highlight, establishing a preoperative diagnosis is very difficult due to the vagueness of symptoms and similarity in presentation to other causes of obstruction, and is based on a high index of suspicion. However, this disorder should be considered in the differential diagnosis of women of child-bearing age who present with symptoms of obstruction. The definitive treatment includes resection of the involved segment with primary anastomosis, and adjuvant hormonal therapy may prevent recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Cabrini Medical Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 227 East 19th Street, New York, NY 10003, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ridha
authors.forename: Sebastiano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cassaro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery