{"paper_id":"08b20dcc-cad6-4f7a-bb67-799bdb723365","body_text":"Case Report\nEndometriotic Rectosigmoid Obstruction Presenting With a Frozen Pelvis-Mimicking Carcinoma\n- Vijay Naraynsingh\n- Seetharaman Hariharan\n- Dilip Dan\n- Alexander Sinanan\nJournal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery 15(1):p 29-31, January-February 2009. | DOI: 10.1097/SPV.0b013e31819b6730\nRectosigmoid endometriosis is a relatively rare condition and may commonly mimic carcinoma. We report a case presenting with frozen pelvis that was unresectable during an emergency laparotomy. Clinically and radiologically it was suspected to be carcinoma and the patient was subjected to radio- and chemotherapy. The lesion was resected during a second laparotomy and was found to be endometriotic mass. A high index of suspicion is necessary to diagnose this condition.\nA very high index of suspicion is crucial to diagnose recto-sigmoid endometriosis, which may mimic carcinoma and evade preoperative diagnosis.\nCopyright © 2009 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}