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Elsevier, International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, 12(5), p. 890-892, 2014

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.10.047

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Intussusception secondary to endometriosis of the cecum

Journal article published in 2014 by Hideki Katagiri, Alan Kawarai Lefor ORCID, Alan T. Lefor, Tetsuo Nakata, Toshikazu Matsuo, Isao Shimokawa
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Abstract

•We have encountered a case of intussusception due to endometriosis of the cecum.•Intussusception in adults is a rare cause of bowel obstruction.•Endometriosis of the bowel is also a rare entity of bowel obstruction.•The diagnosis of endometriosis as a cause of intussusception must be considered.