Case Report
Year: 2017 | Month: October | Volume: 4 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 12-14
Sigmoid Colon Endometriosis Presenting as Colon Obstruction Due to Stricture –A Case Report
Dr Byna Syam Sundara Rao1, Dr Vissa Shanthi2, Dr Nandam Mohan Rao1, Dr Bhavana Grandhi3, Dr Vijayalakshmi Muramreddy3, Dr Amrutha Guguloth3
1Associate Professor, 2Professor, 3Assistant Professor,
Department of Pathology, Narayana Medical College, Nellore (A.P), India
Corresponding Author: Dr Byna Syam Sundara Rao
ABSTRACT
Endometriosis is an estrogen dependent inflammatory disease characterized by the presence of functional endometrial tissue outside the uterus. Endometriosis, a relatively common condition, rarely involves the bowel and present as a large-bowel stricture with intestinal obstruction. We report the case of young female with sigmoid colon endometriosis presenting as a colon obstruction with stricture. The definitive diagnosis of endometriosis can be confirmed by histopathological examination only
Key words: Endometriosis, colon obstruction, stricture, cancer
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