Obstrucción intestinal ileal por endometriosis. Descripción de una causa infrecuente de obstrucción intestinal en pacientes jóvenes

Endometriosis is a common disease in women of reproductive age (premenopausal), but gastrointestinal involvement by endometriosis is rare, and its presentation as intestinal obstruction is even stranger. 2 cases of women of reproductive age presenting with abdominal pain and compatible clinical picture of high intestinal obstruction and histopathological documentation of endometriosis, are presented. (Acta Med Colomb 2014; 39: 283-287).