REVIEW: Evidence for asymmetric distribution of lower intestinal tract endometriosis

Paolo Vercellini; Charles Chapron; Luigi Fedele; Umberto Gattei; Raffaella Daguati; Pier Giorgio Crosignani

doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00453.x

REVIEW: Evidence for asymmetric distribution of lower intestinal tract endometriosis

Paolo Vercellini, Charles Chapron, Luigi Fedele, Umberto Gattei, Raffaella Daguati, Pier Giorgio Crosignani

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 2004 · vol. 111(11) , pp. 1213–1217 · doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00453.x · PMID:15521865 · W1544147138

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This review examines the evidence for an uneven distribution of endometriosis within the lower intestinal tract, specifically focusing on the sigmoid colon and rectum.

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Endometriosis Intestinal Diseases Adult Aged Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Intestinal Diseases Intestinal Diseases Middle Aged

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[1] Acute intestinal obstruction caused by endometriosis mimicking sigmoid carcinoma. via openalex

[2] Acute small bowel obstruction due to ileal endometriosis: a case report and literature review. via openalex

[3] Acute small bowel obstruction secondary to endometriosis: two case reports and a review of the literature. via openalex

[4] Adenosquamous carcinoma of the cecum arising in endometriosis via openalex

[5] Aggressive endometriosis: report of a case via openalex

[6] Aggressive surgical management for advanced colorectal endometriosis via openalex

[7] Anasarca and Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Endometriosis via openalex

[8] Barium study of small bowel endometriosis via openalex

[9] Bowel resection for intestinal endometriosis via openalex

[10] [Colorectal endometriosis]. via openalex

[11] Computed Tomography of Endometriosis via openalex

[12] Conservative Surgical Treatment of Rectovaginal Septum Endometriosis via openalex

[13] Deep endometriosis conundrum: evidence in favor of a peritoneal origin via openalex

[14] Diagnosis and management of intestinal endometriosis. A report of five cases. via openalex

[15] Diagnosis and managemnet of endometriosis of the colon and rectum via openalex

[16] Diagnosis and treatment of sigmoidal endometriosis--a case report. via openalex

[17] Does deep endometriosis infiltrating the uterosacral ligaments present an asymmetric lateral distribution? via openalex

[18] Endometrial Adenocarcinoma Arising from Endometriosis of the Rectosigmoid Colon via openalex

[19] Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma of the Sigmoid Colon Arising in Endometriosis :A Case Report with a Review of Literatures via openalex

[20] Endometrioid carcinoma arising from endometriosis of the sigmoid colon: A case report via openalex

[21] Endometrioid carcinoma arising in pericecal endometriosis clinically mimicking Crohn's disease via openalex

[22] Endometriosis and the gut. via openalex

[23] Endometriosis associated with appendiceal intussusception. A report of two cases. via openalex

[24] Endometriosis causing colon obstruction in two postmenopausal women. via openalex

[25] Endometriosis causing extensive intestinal obstruction simulating carcinoma of the sigmoid colon: a case report and review of the literature. via openalex

[26] Endometriosis of the appendix via openalex

[27] Endometriosis of the appendix and cecum associated with acute appendicitis. via openalex

[28] Endometriosis of the bowel. via openalex

[29] Endometriosis of the caecum causing intussusception via openalex

[30] Endometriosis of the colon. Its diagnosis and management. via openalex

[31] Endometriosis of the Intestinal Tract via openalex

[32] Endometriosis of the large bowel: A report of 11 cases via openalex

[33] Endometriosis of the sigmoid colon via openalex

[34] Endometriosis of the sigmoid colon: a diagnostic problem via openalex

[35] Endometriosis of the small and large bowel. Study of 18 patients and survey of the literature. via openalex

[36] Endometriosis of the Small Bowel. Case Reports and Review of the Literature via openalex

[37] Endometriosis of the Small Bowel. Case Reports and Review of the Literature via openalex

[38] Endometriosis of the small intestine presenting as a protein-losing enteropathy. via openalex

[39] Endometriosis of the terminal ileum simulating the clinical, roentgenographic, and surgical findings in Crohn's disease. via openalex

[40] Endometriosis: pathogenetic implications of the anatomic distribution. via openalex

[41] Endoscopic diagnosis of colonic endometriosis via openalex

[42] Evidence for asymmetric distribution of sciatic nerve endometriosis via openalex

[43] Evidence for Asymmetric Distribution of Sciatic Nerve Endometriosis via openalex

[44] Extrapelvic Endometriosis via openalex

[45] Gastrointestinal Endometriosis via openalex

[46] Ileal endometriosis via openalex

[47] Ileal Endometriosis Masquerading as Crohn's Ileitis via openalex

[48] Ileal Endometriosis: Radiographic Findings in Five Cases via openalex

[49] Ileal perforation due to ileocecal endometriosis: a case with an unusual clinical and pathological presentation. via openalex

[50] Ileal resection in the operative treatment of endometriosis. via openalex

[51] Ileocecal endometriosis presenting with abdominal pain and gastrointestinal bleeding via openalex

[52] Inguinal endometriosis: pathogenetic and clinical implications. via openalex

[53] Intestinal complications of endometriosis via openalex

[54] Intestinal endometriosis via openalex

[55] Intestinal endometriosis masquerading as common digestive disorders via openalex

[56] Intestinal Endometriosis Masquerading as Common Digestive Disorders via openalex

[57] Intestinal endometriosis: presentation, investigation, and surgical management via openalex

[58] Intracaecal prolapse of the appendix from endometriosis. via openalex

[59] Intussusception of the appendix due to endometriosis. via openalex

[60] Invasive Endometriosis of the Terminal Ileum via openalex

[61] Is cystic ovarian endometriosis an asymmetric disease? via openalex

[62] ISOLATED ENDOMETRIOSIS OF THE SMALL BOWEL PRESENTING AS ACUTE SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION via openalex

[63] Is ureteral endometriosis an asymmetric disease? via openalex

[64] Laparoscopic management of colorectal endometriosis via openalex

[65] Laparoscopic resection of sigmoid endometrioma. via openalex

[66] Laparoscopic Segmental Resection of the Sigmoid and Rectosigmoid Colon for Endometriosis via openalex

[67] Laparoscopic Segmental Resection of the Sigmoid Colon for Endometriosis via openalex

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[69] Lateral distribution of nonendometriotic benign ovarian cysts via openalex

[70] Lateral distribution of recurrent ovarian endometriotic cysts via openalex

[71] Left lateral predisposition of endometriosis and endometrioma via openalex

[72] Left:right side ratio of endometriotic implants in the pelvis via openalex

[73] Multifocal endometriosis. A case report. via openalex

[74] Pelvic endometriosis simulating colonic malignant neoplasm via openalex

[75] Pelvic Endometriosis Simulating Colonic Malignant Neoplasm via openalex

[76] Postlaparoscopic Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Unrecognized Nodular Endometriosis of the Terminal Ileum via openalex

[77] Postpartum Perforation of the Colon due to Endometriosis via openalex

[78] Presentation of endometriosis to general surgeons: A 10-year experience via openalex

[79] Presentation of endometriosis to general surgeons: A 10-year experience via openalex

[80] Recurrence of ovarian endometriosis and anatomical location of the primary lesion via openalex

[81] Sigmoid colon perforation due to endometriosis not associated with pregnancy. via openalex

[82] Sigmoid endometriosis in a postmenopausal woman via openalex

[83] Site of origin of epithelial ovarian cancer: the endometriosis connection via openalex

[84] Small bowel endometriosis masquerading as regional enteritis via openalex

[85] Successful Laparoscopic Treatment of Ileo‐cecal Endometriosis Producing Bowel Obstruction via openalex

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[87] Surgical treatment of symptomatic colorectal endometriosis via openalex

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