Intestinal obstruction secondary to endometriosis: a rare case of synchronous bowel localization.

Although endometriosis is a common disease in women of childbearing age, intestinal endometriosis is unusual and may cause clinically significant complications. We report a 35-year-old woman with endometriosis involving the ileocaecal junction and rectum who presented with intestinal obstruction. She was operated with a preoperative diagnosis of malignancy. The diagnosis of endometriosis was made only after histological examination of the resected specimen. Intestinal endometriosis has a diverse clinical spectrum, with nonspecific features in many patients. In female patients who have unexplained digestive complaints, endometriosis should also be considered in the differential diagnosis.