Colonic endometriosis: its clinical spectrum
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This review of two colonic endometriosis cases highlights partial large-bowel obstruction and cyclic rectal bleeding as clinical presentations, noting that definitive diagnosis requires exploratory laparotomy while surgical excision remains the preferred treatment.
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We have reviewed two cases of colonic endometriosis. The first demonstrates the more frequently encountered symptoms of partial large-bowel obstruction. The second demonstrates the less frequently encountered cyclic rectal bleeding occurring at or near the time of menses. Conventional diagnostic methods may strengthen a preoperative suspicion, but definitive diagnosis rests with exploratory laparotomy. Although hormonal and antigonadotropic agents have their places in therapy, surgical excision remains the choice procedure.
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