TY - JOUR
T1 - Laparoscopic treatment of recurrent small bowel obstruction secondary to ileal endometriosis
AU - Orbuch, Iris Kerin
AU - Reich, Harry
AU - Orbuch, Murray
AU - Orbuch, Laurence
PY - 2007/1
Y1 - 2007/1
N2 - Endometriosis is a relatively common condition characterized by implantation and proliferation of endometrial glands outside the uterus affecting 8% to 15% of women. Intestinal involvement is common, reported in 12% to 37% of individuals with the disease. The sites most often affected are the sigmoid colon and rectum (85%), while small bowel involvement is seen less frequently (7%) and usually confined to the distal ileum. The cecum (3.6%) and appendix (3%) are the sites least affected.
AB - Endometriosis is a relatively common condition characterized by implantation and proliferation of endometrial glands outside the uterus affecting 8% to 15% of women. Intestinal involvement is common, reported in 12% to 37% of individuals with the disease. The sites most often affected are the sigmoid colon and rectum (85%), while small bowel involvement is seen less frequently (7%) and usually confined to the distal ileum. The cecum (3.6%) and appendix (3%) are the sites least affected.
KW - Laparoscopic-assisted small bowel resection
KW - Laparoscopy
KW - Small bowel endometriosis
KW - Small bowl obstruction
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33845993284&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jmig.2006.07.009
DO - 10.1016/j.jmig.2006.07.009
M3 - Article
C2 - 17218241
AN - SCOPUS:33845993284
SN - 1553-4650
VL - 14
SP - 113
EP - 115
JO - Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
JF - Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
IS - 1
ER -