Abstract:Background: Endometriosis is a benign gynaecological condition that causes significant morbidity to women of reproductive age group. It uncommonly affects the gastrointestinal tract and acute bowel obstruction is a rare manifestation.Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted on eight patients.Results: In three patients (37.5%), small intestinal involvement was seen, and colon was involved in five patients (62.5%). One (12.5%) patient presented with complete bowel obstruction while in others pa… Show more
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