Endometriose como Causa de Abdome Agudo Obstrutivo: Uma Revisão Sistemática
This systematic review analyzed obstructive intestinal endometriosis cases from the past five years to improve recognition and management of this condition.
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This systematic review evaluated publications from 2016–2020 in PubMed, Medline, SciELO, IBECS, and Lilacs, selecting 27 articles reporting endometriosis cases that progressed to intestinal obstruction, using the terms “Endometriosis” AND “Intestinal Obstruction.” The review found that endometriosis involves the intestine in 5–37% of cases, predominantly in the rectosigmoid region (75–90%), but causes intestinal obstruction in fewer than 1% of patients; when obstruction occurs, symptoms were nonspecific (e.g., abdominal pain, diarrhea/constipation, palpable mass, nausea/vomiting, distension) and often mimic other conditions such as colorectal neoplasms, making diagnosis complex and frequently requiring biopsy. A key limitation explicitly noted is that this association remains poorly characterized with many inconclusive studies, despite its rarity. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it systematically reviews endometriosis cases that evolve into intestinal obstruction and the diagnostic/management challenges involved.
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