Colonic Obstruction as an Unusual Presentation of Endometrioma

Mansoureh Vahdat, Elaheh Sariri, Abolfazl Mehdizadeh, Zahra Najmi, Nasrin Shayanfar
Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques · 2013 · vol. 23(3) , pp. e131–e133 · doi:10.1097/sle.0b013e318278e87a · PMID:23752022 · W2316660154
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This case report describes a 33-year-old woman with ovarian and intestinal endometriosis causing chronic gastrointestinal symptoms and colonic obstruction.

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Abstract

Endometriosis usually occurs in the pelvis but can be found nearly anywhere in the body. Bowel involvement in endometriosis is uncommon and it is estimated to be present in 3.7% to 35% of women with endometriosis. It can rarely result in intestinal obstruction. Here, we present a synchronous localization of endometriosis, ovarian and intestinal, resulting in chronic gastrointestinal symptoms and colonic obstruction in a 33-year-old woman.

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mesh:D004715endometriosisendometrioma

MeSH descriptors

Colectomy Colonic Diseases Endometrial Neoplasms Endometriosis Intestinal Obstruction Laparotomy Adult Colectomy Colonic Diseases Colonic Diseases Colonic Diseases Diagnosis, Differential Endometrial Neoplasms Endometrial Neoplasms Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Intestinal Obstruction Intestinal Obstruction

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