Acute small bowel obstruction due to ileal endometriosis: A case report and literature review

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-60

  Wickramasekera, D ^a,b   Hay, D J ^a   Fayz, M ^a  

^a GLAN CLWYD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Sharourah General Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Ileal endometriosis; Small bowel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; ILEUM; INTESTINE STENOSIS; LAPAROTOMY; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEAL DISEASES; ILEUM; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032966814     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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