Small Bowel Obstruction Caused by Ileal Endometriosis with Appendiceal and Lymph Node Involvement Treated with Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Ryota Koyama; Takeshi Aiyama; Ryoji Yokoyama; Shiro Nakano

doi:10.12659/AJCR.930141

23 March 2021 : Case report Japan

Small Bowel Obstruction Caused by Ileal Endometriosis with Appendiceal and Lymph Node Involvement Treated with Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Challenging differential diagnosis

Ryota Koyama^1ABCDEF*, Takeshi Aiyama^1AB, Ryoji Yokoyama^1AB, Shiro Nakano^1AB

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.930141

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e930141

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Figure 4. Macroscopic findings of the resected specimen. The resected specimen showed a solid mass that involved the terminal ileum and appendix. The lumen was clear, with no epithelial lesion (A). Histopathology revealed patchy distribution that showed infiltration of endometrial tissues (B).

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Small Bowel Obstruction Caused by Ileal Endometriosis with Appendiceal and Lymph Node Involvement Treated with Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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