Chronic diarrhoea is one of the most common reason for referral to a gastroenterology clinic, estimated prevalence of chronic diarrhoea in a Western population are 4-5%. Ovarian teratoma is a benign ovarian neoplasm, however it can be associated with various complications, and bowel fistulation is a very rare phenomenon. We hereby presented two young ladies with chronic diarrhea due to bowel fistulation complicating a benign ovarian mature teratoma.
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