• Int J Surg Case Rep · Jan 2013

    Isolated endometriosis causing sigmoid colon obstruction: A case report.

    • Nigel A Bascombe, Vijay Naraynsingh, Dilip Dan, and Dave Harnanan.
    • University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. Electronic address: nigelantonio@hotmail.com.
    • Int J Surg Case Rep. 2013 Jan 1; 4 (12): 1073-5.

    IntroductionIsolated endometriosis of the intestine causing large bowel obstruction is rare.Presentation Of CaseWe present a case of endometriosis presenting as large bowel obstruction in a woman of childbearing age. She had no previous symptoms to suggest endometriosis and on presentation urgent surgery was required. The diagnosis of endometriosis was made only after pathological evaluation of the specimen.DiscussionNo cases of endometriosis confined to this sigmoid colon without pelvic involvement were noted in the literature.ConclusionThe diagnosis of endometriosis should be entertained when women of childbearing age presents with large bowel obstruction, whether or not the patient has other evidence of the disease.Copyright © 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

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