title: Colonic obstruction as an unusual presentation of endometrioma: a case report.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Rasool-e-akram Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mansoureh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vahdat
authors.forename: Elaheh
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sariri
authors.forename: Abolfazl
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehdizadeh
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Najmi
authors.forename: Nasrin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shayanfar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods*