Colonic Endometriosis Presenting as a Sigmoid Stricture Requiring Laparoscopic Colonic Surgery for Diagnosis and Treatment

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This paper does not discuss any confidential drug data reviewed by Dr. Cappell as a member of the FDA Advisory Committee on Gastrointestinal Drugs. Rights and permissions About this article Cite this article Nojkov, B., Duffy, M.C., Amin, M. et al. Colonic Endometriosis Presenting as a Sigmoid Stricture Requiring Laparoscopic Colonic Surgery for Diagnosis and Treatment. Dig Dis Sci 58, 3368–3373 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-013-2771-1 Received: Accepted: Published: Issue date: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-013-2771-1