title: Postpartum perforation of the colon due to endometriosis.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D003656:Decidua / Q000473:pathology; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D009869:Oophoritis / Q000150:complications; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy