Postpartum perforation of the colon due to endometriosis
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This case report describes a ruptured endometriotic lesion discovered immediately postpartum in a 34-year-old woman presenting with acute abdominal pain and an ovarian abscess with a colonic fistula.
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A case is reported of a ruptured endometriotic lesion following childbirth. Immediately after her second delivery, the 34-year-old parturient developed acute abdominal pain. At operation a ruptured left-sided ovarian abscess with a fistula to the colon was found. Endometriosis was present in the ovarian wall and the adjacent colon. Endometriosis as a cause of acute abdominal pain during pregnancy should be kept in mind.
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