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• TITLE: Rectal Endometriosis Revealed by a Colonic Tumor Obstruction: A Case Report

  AUTHORS: Bouchra Fakhir, Fatima Boutaibi, Abderrahim Aboulfalah, Abderraouf Soummani, Khalid Rabbani, Ayoub Kazza, Abdelwahed Louzi, Issam Azzahiri, Btissam Zouita, Hicham Jalal, Brahim Benhami

  KEYWORDS: Endometriosis, Rectal Endometriosis, Colonic Obstruction, Rectal Tumor

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol.13 No.9, September 27, 2023

  ABSTRACT: Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial tissue that is located outside the uterine cavity, associated with fibrosis and inflammatory reaction. The most common atypical locations are the gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract, lung, as well as abdominal surgical scars. Its diagnosis is still very difficult, especially when it manifests itself as an acute large bowel obstruction. We report the rare case of a 41-year-old patient diagnosed with acute colonic obstruction following a rectal tumor. She had undergone colonostomy even though colonoscopy biopsies were nonspecific, and a computed tomography (CT) scan was requested. It showed an adnexal heterogenous mass, therefore the patient had a laparotomy and a subtotal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and a biopsy of the recto-colonic hinge. Histologic examination revealed a diagnosis of rectal endometriosis. The purpose of this work is to report a rare case of colonic endometriosis responsible for an acute large bowel obstruction.