1 Department of Surgery, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, PMB 5025, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria.
2 Urology Department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, PMB 5025, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria.
3 Histopathology Department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, PMB 5025, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria.
4 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, PMB 5025, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria.
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2025, 26(01), 2910-2914
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2025.26.1.1409
Received on 14 March 2025; revised on 20 April 2025; accepted on 22 April 2025
Intestinal obstruction is a rare complication of endometriosis, a condition characterised by the deposition of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. The rectosigmoid region is the most common site for intestinal endometriosis.
We report a case of 33-year-old woman who presented with features of acute intestinal obstruction of 2 days duration. She has had similar symptoms in the past which were managed conservatively. She was resuscitated, initially managed conservatively, and eventually had exploratory laparotomy with finding of a rectosigmoid mass and a histological diagnosis of endometriosis. The case was reported because of the rarity of endometriosis causing intestinal obstruction
Endometriosis; Intestinal obstruction; Rectosigmoid; Rectum; Sigmoid
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Kenneth Oluchukwu Ugwuanyi, Kingsley Odinaka Idoko, Onyekachi Amos Onu, Chinedu Onwuka Ndukwe, Harrison Chiro Ugwuoroko, Achomma Amobi Egwuonwu and Princeston Chukwuemeka Okam. A rare case of intestinal obstruction caused by endometriosis. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2025, 26(1), 2910-2914. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2025.26.1.1409