Tratamento Cirúrgico Minimamente Invasivo de Endometriose Cólica: um diagnóstico pré-operatório difícil Sigmoid colon endometriosis treated laparoscopically: a diffi cult preoperative diagnosis

Mariana Santos, Rui F Almeida, Paulo S. Martins, Gil Gonçalves, Gabriela Teixeira Gonçalves, Mário Nora, M. Nora, Horácio Scigliano
2011 · W2407859912
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This case report describes a minimally invasive laparoscopic sigmoidectomy for sigmoid colon endometriosis, highlighting the diagnostic challenge due to its rarity and often non-specific symptoms.

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Although rare, extrapelvic endometriosis in women of childbearing age can cause clinically signifi cant complications. Th e exact preva- lence is unknown but the most commonly involved sites are the rectosigmoid and the rectovaginal septum. Th e preoperative diagnosis may be diffi cult, due to the lack of pathognomonic symptoms and the poor performance of colonoscopy and colonic biopsies. We present a case of a 39-year-old woman with sigmoid endometriosis, in which the initial diagnostic workup showed the presence of sigmoid colon stenosis, suggesting colon cancer. Th e patient was selected for sigmoidectomy performed by minimally invasive surgery. Pathologic analysis of the ressected specime n

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