Abstract

Endometriosis is one of the most common benign gynecologic conditions in women of childbearing age. Endometriosis involving the gastrointestinal tract occurs in 5.3-12% of women and the most commonly affected site is the rectum and the sigmoid colon. The reports of intestinal endometriosis in Korea are too few to obtain a rate of occurence, and in these cases, the depth of invasion was limited to the serosa, resulting in no significant symptoms or signs. Intestinal endometriosis can show up as a mass suggestive of malignant neoplasm on imaging studies, which can result in serious errors in diagnosis and treatment. In Korean studies, the masses were solitary, and there was no reported case of multiple endometriosis in the sigmoid colon, ascending and descending colon. We report a case of multiple deep infiltrating intestinal endometriosis presenting as an abdominal mass. (Intest Res 2007;5:87-91)

• Keywords: Endometriosis; Intestines; Multiple abdominal mass