Rezidivierende schleimig-blutige Diarrhöen und Tenesmen bei einer 46-jährigen Frau - Manifestation einer Endometriose im Colon sigmoideum

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Intestinal endometriosis is the most frequent extragenital manifestation of this disease. Sometimes patients even present with acute bowel obstruction. We report on a 46-year-old woman complaining about recurrent sanguineous and mucous diarrhea and spasms for several years. Colonoscopy showed a stenosis in the sigmoid colon without macroscopically visible alterations of the mucosa. Computertomography, ultrasound and barium contrast enema did not provide us with further information about the origin of the stenosis. Biopsies out of the mucosa at the stenosis showed typical endometriosis tissue. After starting a conservative therapy with GnRH-agonist gosereline the patient became completely free of symptoms. The coincidence of endometriosis and M. Crohn has to be taken into consideration. Therapy planning should include a close co-operation with gynaecologists and surgeons to transfer the patient to surgical intervention when needed.
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Subscribe to RSS DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-30109 Rezidivierende schleimig-blutige Diarrhöen und Tenesmen bei einer 46-jährigen Frau - Manifestation einer Endometriose im Colon sigmoideum Recurrent Sanguineous and Mucous Diarrhea and Spasms in a 46-year-old Woman - Manifestation of Endometriosis in the Colon SigmoideumPublication History 8.11.2001 12.12.2001 Publication Date: 16 May 2002 (online) Zusammenfassung Die intestinale Endometriose stellt die häufigste extragenitale Manifestation dieser Entität dar. Nicht selten werden die Patientinnen mit einer akuten Ileussymptomatik vorstellig. Wir berichten von einer 46-jährigen Patientin, die sich mit seit mehreren Jahren bestehenden rezidivierenden blutig-schleimigen Diarrhöen und Tenesmen in unserer Ambulanz vorstellte. Koloskopisch fand sich im Bereich des Sigmas eine ausgeprägte Stenose ohne makroskopisch sichtbare Veränderungen der Schleimhaut. Die weitere bildgebende Diagnostik mit Computertomographie, Kolonkontrasteinlauf und Darmsonographie erbrachte keinen Hinweis auf die Genese der Stenose. Die histologische Aufarbeitung der entnommenen Biopsien zeigte das typische Bild einer Endometriose. Unter konservativer Therapie mit dem GnRH-Analogon Goserelin wurde die Patientin komplett beschwerdefrei. Zu beachten ist die häufige Koinzidenz von Endometriose und M. Crohn. Zur Therapieplanung ist eine enge Kooperation mit Gynäkologen und Chirurgen notwendig, um gegebenenfalls eine definitive chirurgische Therapie initiieren zu können. Abstract Intestinal endometriosis is the most frequent extragenital manifestation of this disease. Sometimes patients even present with acute bowel obstruction. We report on a 46-year-old woman complaining about recurrent sanguineous and mucous diarrhea and spasms for several years. Colonoscopy showed a stenosis in the sigmoid colon without macroscopically visible alterations of the mucosa. Computertomography, ultrasound and barium contrast enema did not provide us with further information about the origin of the stenosis. Biopsies out of the mucosa at the stenosis showed typical endometriosis tissue. After starting a conservative therapy with GnRH-agonist gosereline the patient became completely free of symptoms. The coincidence of endometriosis and M. Crohn has to be taken into consideration. Therapy planning should include a close co-operation with gynaecologists and surgeons to transfer the patient to surgical intervention when needed. Schlüsselwörter Endometriose - Kolon - Anamnese - Endoskopie - Therapie Key words Endeometriosis - Colon - History - Endoscopy - Therapy Literatur - 1 Zwas F R, Lyon D T. Endometriosis. An important condition in clinical gastroenterology (Review). Dig Dis Sci. 1991; 36 (3) 353-364 - 2 Miller L S, Barbarevech C, Friedman L S. Less frequent causes of lower gastrointestinal bleeding (Review). Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 1994; 23 21-52 (1) - 3 Bozdech J M. Endoscopic diagnosis of colonic endometriosis. Gastrointest Endosc. 1992; 38 568-570 (5) - 4 Bast R C Jr, Xu F J, Yu Y H, Barnhill S, Zhang Z, Mills G B. CA 125: the past and the future (Review). Int J Biol Markers. 1998; 13 179-187 (4) - 5 Craninx M, D’Haens G, Cokelaere K, Baert F, Penninckx F, D’Hoore A, Ectors N, Rutgeerts P, Geboes K. Crohn’s disease and intestinal endometriosis: an intriguing co-existence. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2000; 12 217-221 (2) - 6 Olive D L, Pritts E A. Treatment of endometriosis (Review). N Engl J Med. 2001; 26; 345 (4) 266-275 - 7 Roseau G, Dumontier I, Palazzo L, Chapron C, Dousset B, Chaussade S, Dubuisson J B, Couturier D. Rectosigmoid endometriosis: endoscopic ultrasound features and clinical implications. Endoscopy. 2000; 32 (7) 525-530 Dr. med. Stephan Hellmig I. Medizinische Klinik der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Schittenhelmstraße 12 24105 Kiel Email: [email protected]

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Diarrhea Endometriosis Intestinal Obstruction Melena Sigmoid Diseases Spasm Colon, Sigmoid Colon, Sigmoid Diagnosis, Differential Diarrhea Diarrhea Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Intestinal Obstruction Intestinal Obstruction Melena Melena Middle Aged

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