Abstract
Presence of endometrial tissue seen at various sites other than uterus is known as endometriosis. It is a relatively frequent disease in women of childbearing age. Various extra uterine sites of endometriosis are pleura, diaphragm, urinary bladder, ovaries, vulva, vagina, skin of inguinal region, umbilicus and lower abdomen. Intestinal involvement is seen in 12-37% of cases and most of them show serosal implantation without causing any stricture and obstruction. Only 1% can have intestinal obstruction [1]. However, intestinal endometriosis involving full thickness of the wall of intestine and mucosa causing stricture and complete intestinal obstruction is very rare. In the ileo-caecal region it can mimic tuberculosis and create confusion in the diagnosis. We report one such case of ileo-caecal endometriosis.
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