{"paper_id":"53619b19-df31-4249-a98f-7c3601141e46","body_text":"Abstract\nEndometriosis is defined as the presence of uterine tissue containing glandular and stromal elements at sites other the uterus. The tissue is hormone-responsive. Synonyms include adenomyosis externa and fibroadenomatosis uteri.\nAccess this chapter\nTax calculation will be finalised at checkout\nPurchases are for personal use only\nPreview\nUnable to display preview. Download preview PDF.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences\nBergemann W, Heuer C (1992) Endometriosis extragenitalis mit multiplen Dünndarmstenosen. Fortschr Med 15: 281–284\nBertonici M et al. (1988) Intestinale Endometriose: Pathologie und Behandlung. Coloproctology 3: 177–179\nBraun P et al. (1979) Endometriose-Behandlung mit Danazol. Gynäkologie 12: 219\nDavila AD, Willenbucher RF (1998) Other diseases of the colon and rectum. In: Feldman M, Scharschmidt BF, Sleisenger MH (eds) Sleisenger & Fordtran’s gastrointestinal and liver disease, 6th edn. Saunders, Philadelphia, pp 1977–1979\nFabrinon AM et al. (1992) Die Behandlung der Endometriose von Kolon und Rektum. Coloproctology 4: 230–234\nGermann G, Seufert RM, Encke A, Schneider D (1985) Die Endometriose des Kolon und Rektum. Aktuel Chir 20: 21–25\nGoligher JC (1967) Surgery of the anus, rectum and colon. Baillière, Tindall & Cassell, London\nGomez-Rubio M, Fernandez R, de Cuenca B, Serantes A, Martin A, Gutierrez ML (1997) Intestinal endometriosis as a cause of chronic abdominal pain leading to intestinal obstruction. Am J Gastroenterol 92: 525–526\nHempel K, Schoppmeier K (1978) Endometriose des Rectum u. Sigma. Chirurg 49: 648–649\nKameyama H, Niwa Y, Arisawa T et al. (1997) Endoscopic ultrasonography in the diagnosis of submucosal lesions of the large intestine. Gastrointest Endosc 46: 406–411\nLees DH (1966) Severe endometriosis of the lower sigmoid colon and rectum. J Obstet Gynaecol Br Cwlth 13: 267\nLöhnert M et al. (1998) Endometriosis recti - Wertigkeit der Endosonographie in der präoperativen Diagnostik. Coloproctology 20: 185–190\nMacafee CHG, Greer HLH (1960) Intestinal endometriosis - a report of 29 cases and a survey of the literature. J Obstet Gynaecol Br Cwlth 67: 539\nMatzel KE et al. (1996) Endometriose des Intestinums und der Bauchdecke. Coloproctology 1: 1–9\nOtto HF, Remmele W (1996) Kolon und Rektum. In: Remmele W (Hrsg) Pathologie, Bd 2, 2. Aufl. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York Tokyo, pp 673–674\nPrexl HJ, Vilits P (1976) Pathogenese, Klinik und Therapie der Dickdarmendometriose. Zentralbl Chir 101: 1112\nRoseau G et al. (2000) Rectosigmoid endometriosis: endoscopic ultrasound features and clinical implications. Endoscpoy 32/7: 525–530\nSampson JA (1921) Perforating haemorrhagic cysts of ovary. Arch Surg 3: 245–251\nSampson JA (1922) The live history of ovarian haematomas (haemorrhagic cysts) of endometrial (Mullerian) type. Am J Obstet Gynecol 4: 451–458\nSchröder J, Löhnert M, Doniec JM et al. (1997) Endo-luminal ultrasound diagnosis and operative management of rectal endometriosis. Dis Colon Rectum 40: 614–617\nSchweppe K-W (1988) Medikamentöse Behandlung der Endometriose. Gynäkologe 21: 52–57\nWaller KG, Shaw RW (1993) Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues for the treatment of endometriosis: longterm follow-up. Fertil Steril 59: 525–526\nWelin S, Welin G (1976) The double contrast examination of the colon. Experiences with the Welin Modification. Thieme, Stuttgart\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nRights and permissions\nCopyright information\n© 2003 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg\nAbout this chapter\nCite this chapter\nStein, E. (2003). Endometriosis. In: Anorectal and Colon Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18977-7_7\nDownload citation\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18977-7_7\nPublisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg\nPrint ISBN: 978-3-540-43039-1\nOnline ISBN: 978-3-642-18977-7\neBook Packages: Springer Book Archive\nKeywords\nThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}