{"paper_id":"8c42d780-638b-4eb3-8577-09649b5cdaa5","body_text":"Abstract\nThe diagnosis of endometriosis had been confirmed some years previously and been treated by ovarian cystectomy and laparoscopic pelvic surgery. In 1987, to investigate chronic lower abdominal pain and constipation, flexible sigmoidoscopy to the splenic flexure revealed dome shaped swellings (Figure 85.1), most obvious in the sigmoid colon, covered with normal mucosa, consistent with endometriomas. A gynecologist supervised a further 5 years of medical treatment until the symptoms were sufficiently disabling to require surgery. Repeat endoscopy showed no extension of the colon lesions, which did not show on a barium enema examination.\nAccess this chapter\nTax calculation will be finalised at checkout\nPurchases are for personal use only\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nCase 85\nTran KTC, Kuijpers HC, Willemsen WNP, Bulten H. Surgical treatment of symptomatic rectosigmoid endometriosis. Eur. J. Surg. 1996;162:139–141.\nMacafee CHG, Greer HLH. Intestinal endometriosis: a report of 29 cases and a survey of the literature. J. Obstet. Gynaecol Br. Commonw. 1960;67:539–555.\nWoods RJ, Herior AG, Chen FC. Anterior wall excision for endometriosis using circular stapler. ANZ J. Surg. 2003;73:647–648.\nJatan AK, Solomon MJ, Young J, Cooper M, Pathma-Nathan N. Laparoscopic management of rectal endometriosis. Dis. Colon Rectum 2005 Dec 8; [pub ahead of print].\nRights and permissions\nCopyright information\n© 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.\nAbout this chapter\nCite this chapter\n(2006). Intestinal Endometriosis. In: Colorectal Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-36941-4_85\nDownload citation\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-36941-4_85\nPublisher Name: Springer, New York, NY\nPrint ISBN: 978-0-387-29081-2\nOnline ISBN: 978-0-387-36941-9\neBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)\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}