Endometriosis is a common condition that affects women of reproductive age. It mainly occurs in the pelvis and involvesthebowelin3-37%ofcases. We report a case of intestinal endometriosis accompanied by ileocecal obstruction. The patient was a 50-year-old woman,gravida0,para0whowasadmittedforileustothelocalhospital.Acystictumorwasidentifiedinherovary. Shewastransferredtothishospitalbecauseofsuspectedileusrelatedtotheovariancyst. Although an ileus tube was inserted, ileus did not improve, and a contrast study showed ileocecal obstruction. Ileocecalresectionandsalpingo-oophorectomywereperformedlaparoscopicallyforintestinalendometriosisandovarian endometrioticcyst. Pathologicalexaminationconfirmedthepresenceofendometrialtissueinthelaminapropriamucosaeandmuscularis propriaoftheileum.Seventeenmonthsaftersurgery,therearenosignsofintestinalendometriosisrecurrence.

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