腹腔鏡補助下手術を施行したS状結腸子宮内膜症の2例

We report two cases of sigmoid endometriosis that were successfully treated by laparoscopy-assisted surgery. The patients were 44- and 28-year-old females, both complaining of abdominal pain. Preoperative examinations suggested endometriosis of the sigmoid colon. However, a definitive diagnosis could not be rendered. Both patients were treated with laparoscopy-assisted resection of the partial sigmoid colon. The postoperative course was uneventful and they were discharged home on day 20 and 21. No symptoms or diseases have recurred in 7-8 years after surgery. Laparoscopy can be beneficial in both the diagnosis and treatment of patients with intestinal endometriosis and laparoscopic surgery may remain the most effective treatment for symptomatic intestinal endometriosis.