Anastomotic Leakage in a Patient with Acute Intestinal Obstruction Secondary to Appendiceal and Ileal Endometriosis: A Case Report
Published: April 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/.7660
Ilker Murat Arer, Hakan Yabanoglu, Bermal Hasbay
1. Department of General Surgery, Baskent University Adana Teaching and Research Center, Adana, Turkey.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, Baskent University Adana Teaching and Research Center, Adana, Turkey.
3. Department of Pathology, Baskent University Adana Teaching and Research Center, Adana, Turkey.
Correspondence
Dr. Ilker Murat Arer,
Department of General Surgery, Baskent University Adana Teaching and Research Center, Dadaloglu District-2591,
Street No:4/A 01250 Yuregir, Adana / Turkey.
E-mail: igy1981@yahoo.com
Endometriosis is a commonly encountered problem in women of reproductive age. It usually causes chronic abdominal pain. However, it rarely causes complications such as intestinal obstruction. The most commonly performed procedure for these patients is bowel resection and anastomosis. Unless it is complicated with anastomotic leakage. We present a 39-year-old woman presented with intestinal obstruction due to appendiceal and ileal endometriosis complicated with anastomotic leakage after surgery.
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