Rectum, Rectosigmoid, and Sigmoid Endometriosis

Manoel Orlando Gonçalves; Leandro Accardo de Mattos; Maurício Simões Abrão

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-71138-6_12

Rectum, Rectosigmoid, and Sigmoid Endometriosis

Manoel Orlando Gonçalves, Leandro Accardo de Mattos, Maurício Simões Abrão

In: How to Perform Ultrasonography in Endometriosis · 2018 · pp. 103–120 · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-71138-6_12 · W2896450180

book-chapter OA: closed CC0

Limited metadata. Only one source feed has indexed this record so far — no abstract, full text, or open-access copy is available through Endo Lab. The publisher's page (linked below) is the canonical location for the actual content. If you have institutional access, use "Find at my library".

View at publisher → View on OpenAlex

⚙ AI-generated summary by claude@2026-06+body, 2026-06-06 ⓘ

Deep intestinal endometriosis involves nodules infiltrating at least the muscularis propria, with up to 50% of endometriotic patients potentially exhibiting intestinal involvement.

One-sentence paraphrase of the abstract; not a substitute for reading it. No clinical advice. How this works

⚙ AI-generated deep summary by claude@2026-06, 2026-06-06 ⓘ

This paper is a chapter reviewing deep intestinal endometriosis with emphasis on rectum, rectosigmoid, and sigmoid involvement, defining deep infiltrating endometriosis as nodules infiltrating at least the muscularis propria and noting that lesions extending to the bowel serosa with dense adhesions are not classified as DIE. It summarizes how frequently intestinal involvement occurs in endometriotic patients, citing that up to 50% may have intestinal involvement in reference group analyses during complex surgeries, and it discusses imaging approaches used to assess deep pelvic disease distribution and infiltration. A key limitation explicitly stated is that the chapter is a review and does not report new human or animal studies performed by the authors. Relevance to endometriosis: this chapter is directly about endometriosis, specifically deep intestinal endometriosis affecting the rectum, rectosigmoid, and sigmoid regions.

Read from the paper's body, not the abstract. Not a substitute for reading the paper. No clinical advice. How this works

My notes (saved in your browser only)

Condition tags

endometriosis

Citation neighborhood

Papers in the corpus that this work cites (lower rings, blue) and that cite this one (upper rings, green). Dot size scales with the paper's in-corpus citation count — bigger dot = more influential within the endo/adeno field. Click a dot to open that paper. [ expand to 2 hops ] — adds papers reached through this work's immediate citers/citees. Heavier; up to 60 extra dots.

References (43)

Source provenance

openalex: last seen: 2026-06-10T17:14:06.276822+00:00
unpaywall: last seen: 2026-06-02T02:00:03.124865+00:00

License: CC0 · commercial use OK

[1] Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging and rectal endoscopic sonography for the prediction of location of deep pelvic endometriosis via openalex

[2] Anatomical distribution of deeply infiltrating endometriosis: surgical implications and proposition for a classification via openalex

[3] Bowel endometriosis: CT-enteroclysis via openalex

[4] Bowel Preparation Improves the Accuracy of Transvaginal Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Rectosigmoid Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis: A Prospective Study via openalex

[5] Can transvaginal sonography predict infiltration depth in patients with deep infiltrating endometriosis of the rectum? via openalex

[6] Combination of the non-invasive tests for the diagnosis of endometriosis via openalex

[7] Combination of transvaginal sonography and clinical examination for preoperative diagnosis of pelvic endometriosis via openalex

[8] Deep endometriosis infiltrating the recto-sigmoid: critical factors to consider before management via openalex

[9] Diagnostic value of transvaginal 'tenderness-guided' ultrasonography for the prediction of location of deep endometriosis via openalex

[10] Disc resection is the first option in the management of rectal endometriosis for unifocal lesions with less than 3 centimeters of longitudinal diameter. via openalex

[11] Endometriosis: Contribution of 3.0-T Pelvic MR Imaging in Preoperative Assessment—Initial Results via openalex

[12] Endometriosis Lesions That Compromise the Rectum Deeper Than the Inner Muscularis Layer Have More Than 40% of the Circumference of the Rectum Affected by the Disease via openalex

[13] Epigastric pain relating to menses can be a symptom of bowel endometriosis via openalex

[14] Fusion imaging for evaluation of deep infiltrating endometriosis: feasibility and preliminary results via openalex

[15] Histopathological extent of rectal invasion by rectovaginal endometriosis via openalex

[16] How complete is full thickness disc resection of bowel endometriotic lesions? A prospective surgical and histological study via openalex

[17] Initial Accuracy of and Learning Curve for Transvaginal Ultrasound with Bowel Preparation for Deep Endometriosis in a US Tertiary Care Center via openalex

[18] Is a bowel resection necessary for deep endometriosis with rectovaginal or colorectal involvement? via openalex

[19] Laparoscopic colorectal resection for deep infiltrating endometriosis: analysis of 436 cases via openalex

[20] Laparoscopic Resection of Deep Pelvic Endometriosis with Rectosigmoid Involvement via openalex

[21] Learning curve for the detection of pouch of Douglas obliteration and deep infiltrating endometriosis of the rectum via openalex

[22] [Low anterior resection of the rectum using mechanical anastomosis in intestinal endometriosis]. via openalex

[23] OC19.04: Sonographic evaluation of posterior deep pelvic endometriosis: endovaginal‐, transrectal‐ and vaginosonography to assess the extension of the disease via openalex

[24] Prediction of pouch of Douglas obliteration in women with suspected endometriosis using a new real-time dynamic transvaginal ultrasound technique: the sliding sign via openalex

[25] Preoperative work-up for patients with deeply infiltrating endometriosis: transvaginal ultrasonography must definitely be the first-line imaging examination via openalex

[26] Rectal Endoscopic Ultrasound with a Radial Probe in the Assessment of Rectovaginal Endometriosis via openalex

[27] Results and role of rectal endoscopic ultrasonography for patients with deep pelvic endometriosis via openalex

[28] Revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine classification of endometriosis: 1996 via openalex

[29] Sonographic evaluation of deep endometriosis: protocol for a US radiology practice via openalex

[30] Surgery for bladder endometriosis: long-term results and concomitant management of associated posterior deep lesions via openalex

[31] Systematic approach to sonographic evaluation of the pelvis in women with suspected endometriosis, including terms, definitions and measurements: a consensus opinion from the International Deep Endometriosis Analysis (IDEA) group via openalex

[32] Transvaginal sonography and rectal endoscopic sonography for the assessment of pelvic endometriosis: a preliminary comparison via openalex

[33] Transvaginal ultrasonography with bowel preparation is able to predict the number of lesions and rectosigmoid layers affected in cases of deep endometriosis, defining surgical strategy via openalex

[34] Transvaginal ultrasound for diagnosis of deeply infiltrating endometriosis via openalex

[35] Use of circular stapler for laparoscopic excision of rectosigmoid anterior wall endometriosis. via openalex

[36] Uterine sliding sign: a simple sonographic predictor for presence of deep infiltrating endometriosis of the rectum via openalex

[37] Valor do enema de bário com duplo contraste no diagnóstico da endometriose do reto e sigmóide via openalex

[38] W2520867790 via openalex

[39] W2032575854 via openalex

[40] W2028228566 via openalex

[41] W2001906671 via openalex

[42] W2134618546 via openalex

[43] W2100503022 via openalex