Cecal Endometriosis: An Unusual Cause of Adult Ileocolic Intussusception.
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2016-08
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Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial tissue outside the endometrium and the myometrium. The gastrointestinal tract is the
most common site for extrapelvic endometriosis, affecting 5-15% of women in the childbearing age group; the rectum and the sigmoid colon
are the most common sites involved. Terminal ileal and cecal involvement is rare and may mimic malignancy of the colon. It is even rarer for
endometriosis of the cecum to cause intussusception. The diagnosis of endometriosis in the ileocecal region is seldom made preoperatively
in the absence of the previous endometriosis. Ileocolic endometriosis presenting predominantly as a mural mass and causing intussusception
is very rare with few reports in world literature. We report a case of ileocolic endometriosis causing intussusceptions in an adult.
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Cecal involvement, Endometriosis, Intussusception
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Sunny Ann, Mohan L N. Cecal Endometriosis: An Unusual Cause of Adult Ileocolic Intussusception. IJSS Case Reports & Reviews. 2016 Aug; 3(3): 6-8.