title: Intestinal obstruction due to rectal endometriosis: a surgical enigma.
abstract: Obstructed rectal endometriosis is an uncommon presentation. The clinical and intraoperative presentation may present as malignant obstruction. The difficulty in making the diagnosis may delay the definitive management of the patient. We report a unique case of rectal endometriosis mimicking malignant rectal mass causing intestinal obstruction and discuss the management of the case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. razman@mail.hukm.ukm.my
authors.forename: Razman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jarmin
authors.forename: Mohd Azim
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Idris
authors.forename: Shaharin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shaharuddin
authors.forename: Sukumar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nadeson
authors.forename: Lukman Mohd
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Rashid
authors.forename: Wan Muhaizan Wan
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Mustaffa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*