Skip to main content
Log in

Acute Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Ileal Endometriosis: Report of a Case

  • Published:
Surgery Today Aims and scope Submit manuscript

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.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Ridha, J., Cassaro, S. Acute Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Ileal Endometriosis: Report of a Case. Surg Today 33, 944–947 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-003-2613-4

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-003-2613-4

Key words

Navigation