Asian Journal of Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 149-152, July 2006

Intestinal Obstruction Due to Rectal Endometriosis: A Surgical Enigma

  • Wan Muhaizan Wan Mustaffa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Accepted 1 April 2005.

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.

Key Words:  intestinal obstruction , rectal endometriosis

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PII: S1015-9584(09)60075-0

doi:10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60075-0

Asian Journal of Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 149-152, July 2006