Find in Library

Mechanical small-bowel obstruction is a very common surgical emergency, but obstruction due to endometriosis is very rare, and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. Herein, we present the case of a 28-year-old female who presented with abdominal pain, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. Plain abdominal X-ray showed multiple air-fluid images. Abdominal computed tomography revealed dilated ileal segments and airfluid images. The patient underwent a partial ileum resection + ileo-ileostomy. In the histopathological examination, endometriosis was confirmed between the ileal segments.