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She had no previous symptoms to suggest endometriosis and on presentation urgent surgery was required. The diagnosis of endometriosis was made only after pathological evaluation of the specimen.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>DISCUSSION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>No cases of endometriosis confined to this sigmoid colon without pelvic involvement were noted in the literature.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The diagnosis of endometriosis should be entertained when women of childbearing age presents with large bowel obstruction, whether or not the patient has other evidence of the disease.<\/jats:p>\n                  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