title: Colonic obstruction due to rectal endometriosis: report of a case.
abstract: Although endometriosis is a common disease in women of childbearing age, intestinal endometriosis is unusual and may cause clinically significant complications. We report a 46-year-old woman with rectal endometriosis who presented with intestinal obstruction. She was operated on with a preoperative diagnosis of malignancy. The diagnosis of endometriosis was made only after histological examination of the resected specimen. Intestinal endometriosis has a diverse clinical spectrum, with nonspecific features in many patients. In female patients who have unexplained digestive complaints, endometriosis should also be considered in the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Başkent University, Adana, Turkey. ysedat@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: Tarik Z
authors.initials: TZ
authors.lastname: Nursal
authors.forename: Akin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tarim
authors.forename: Nurkan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Torer
authors.forename: Nebil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bal
authors.forename: Tülin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yildirim
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed