A rare case of ileocolic intussusception due to severe endometriosis

Publication

A rare case of ileocolic intussusception due to severe endometriosis

Journal Paper/Review - Jun 19, 2020

Benigno Luca, Lisarelli Loriana, Sortino Rosita, Neuweiler Jörg, Steffen Thomas

Citation

Benigno L, Lisarelli L, Sortino R, Neuweiler J, Steffen T. A rare case of ileocolic intussusception due to severe endometriosis. J Surg Case Rep 2020; 2020:rjaa116.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

J Surg Case Rep 2020; 2020

Publication Date

Jun 19, 2020

Issn Print

2042-8812

Pages

rjaa116

Brief description/objective

Intestinal intussusception is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction; intestinal intussusception associated with endometriosis is very rare. The varied clinical presentations make the diagnosis demanding. In this article, we report the case of a young female patient with an intestinal obstruction due to intussusception. The successive histologic examination of the resected sample showed advanced endometriosis. This is a very rare entity with only a few similar cases reported in the literature.