Author/Authors
Eliyatkın, Nuket İzmir Bozyaka Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Patoloji Kliniği, Turkey , Karasu, Başak İzmir Bozyaka Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Patoloji Kliniği, Turkey , Zengel, Baha İzmir Bozyaka Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - 1 Genel Cerrahi Kliniği, Turkey , Postacı, Hakan İzmir Bozyaka Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Patoloji Kliniği, Turkey
Title Of Article
Extragenital endometriosis in sigmoid colon and lympathic nodule
شماره ركورد
26357
Abstract
Although endometriosis is a common disease in women of childbearing age, intestinal endometriosis is unusual and may cause clinically significant complications. We report a 43-year-old woman with extragenital endometriosis who presented with intestinal obstruction. She was operated on with a preoperative diagnosis of malignancy. The diagnosis of endometriosis was made only after histological examination of the resected specimen. Intestinal endometriosis has a diverse clinical spectrum, with nonspecific features in many patients. In female patients who have unexplained digestive complaints, endometriosis should also be considered in the differential diagnosis.
From Page
164
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Sigmoid colon , lympathic nodule , endometriosis
JournalTitle
Dicle Medical Journal
To Page
167
JournalTitle
Dicle Medical Journal
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