Endometriosis recti — Wertigkeit der Endosonographie in der präoperativen Diagnostik

In: Coloproctology · 1998 · vol. 20(5) , pp. 185–190 · doi:10.1007/bf03043873 · W99552325
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Endorectal sonography accurately detected rectal wall involvement in endometriosis patients, influencing operative management by guiding decisions between laparotomy and conservative laparoscopic treatment.

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This study evaluated endorectal sonography in 36 women referred for further diagnostic workup under suspicion of rectal involvement in endometriosis. All participants underwent endorectal ultrasonography; 13 had findings suggesting rectal wall infiltration, two had lesions immediately adjacent to the rectum without infiltration, and 21 had rectal involvement excluded and were managed laparoscopically, while those with suspected involvement underwent laparotomy with anterior rectal resection or rectal cuff resection. Intraoperative findings confirmed the preoperative endosonographic diagnosis in all 36 cases, with endometriosis foci verified histologically, and the paper notes the role of endosonography in guiding operative management. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically the diagnostic value of endorectal sonography for suspected rectal (endometriosis recti) involvement.

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Zusammenfassung Unter der Verdachtsdiagnose einer Rektumbeteiligung bei Endometriose wurden 36 gynäkologische Patientinnen zur weiteren Diagnostik der proktologischen Sprechstunde der Klinik für Allgemeinchirurgie und Thoraxchirurgie der Universität Kiel zugewiesen. Alle Patientinnen wurden mittels endorektaler Sonographie untersucht, um die Wertigkeit dieser Methode im Rahmen der präoperativen Diagnostik zu evaluieren. Bei 13 Patientinnen wurde endosonographisch der Verdacht auf eine Infiltration des Rektums durch einen Endometrioseherd geäußert. In zwei weiteren Fällen lag der Endometrioseherd unmittelbar der Rektumwand an, ohne in die Lamina propria hineinzureichen. Bei den verbleibenden 21 Frauen konnte eine Rektumbeteiligung endosonographisch ausgeschlossen werden, und es erfolgte eine Laparoskopie in der Klinik für Gynäkologie. Lag eine Rektumbeteiligung vor, wurden die Patientinnen in die Chirurgische Klinik zur Laparotomie aufgenommen. Der intraoperative Befund bestätigte in allen 36 Fällen die endosonographische Diagnose; die Endometrioseherde wurden histologisch verifiziert. Bei Rektumbeteiligung wurde entweder eine tiefe anteriore Resektion (n=9) oder eine Rektummanschettenresektion (n=4) durchgeführt. Schlußfolgerung Die endorektale Sonographie ist in der Lage, bereits präoperativ mit hoher Genauigkeit eine Endometriosebeteiligung des Rektums festzustellen und somit das weitere therapeutische Prozedere maßgeblich zu beeinflussen. Zusätzlich kann die Endosonographie bei unklaren Beschwerden kleine Endometrioseherde lokalisieren und somit die laparoskopische Exploration vereinfachen. Abstract 36 women with suspected rectal endometriosis were examined by endorectal sonography to evaluate the role of this technique for rectal wall involvement and to evaluate the position of preoperative diagnosis in the operative management. In 13 patients rectal wall involvement was detected by endorectal sonography. 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