Association between bowel obstruction or intussusception and endometriosis.
CONCLUSIONS: Pelvic endometriosis, in particular rectovaginal and intestinal endometriosis is strongly associated with bowel obstruction, independent of the presence of intra-abdominal adhesions. We did not find any association between pelvic endometriosis and intussusception.
PMID: 33359555 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada : JOGC - Category: OBGYN Tags: J Obstet Gynaecol Can Source Type: research
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