Endometriosis of the cecum in a postmenopausal women: Case report and literature review

Endometriosis is a benign disease defined as the extra-uterine implantation and proliferation of tissue similar to endometrium (glands and stroma), causing a chronic inflammatory response and adhesions that distort anatomy. The extra-gonadal involvement is rare, but reports of intestinal endometrios...

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Main Authors: Torres-Rincón, Ricardo Andrés, Moreno-Rojas, Alejandro, Salinas-Parra, Carolina
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 2017-07-01
Series:Iatreia
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Online Access:http://aprendeenlinea.udea.edu.co/revistas/index.php/iatreia/article/view/26811/20785183