Acute small bowel obstruction caused by endometriosis: A case report and review of the literature

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 3430-3434

  De Ceglie, Antonella ^a   Bilardi, Claudio ^b   Blanchi, Sabrina ^b   Picasso, Massimo ^b   Di Muzio, Marcello ^b   Trimarchi, Alberto ^b   Conio, Massimo ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE GIOVANNI PAOLO II   (Italy)

^b GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Endometriosis; Ileum; Intestinal resection; Obstruction; Small bowel

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN 20; CYTOKERATIN 7; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HEMICOLECTOMY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE SOUND; LYMPH NODE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 54349128675     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.3430     Document Type: Article

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