A Case of Endometriosis of the Transverse Colon

K Sano, Takehisa Suekane, Wataru Ueda, Hiroko Ohba, Tetsuya Aoki, Kiyotaka Okawa
In: Nippon Daicho Komonbyo Gakkai Zasshi · 2012 · vol. 65(4) , pp. 224–228 · doi:10.3862/jcoloproctology.65.224 · W2335288245
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This case report describes a 43-year-old woman presenting with diarrhea and hematochezia, leading to the identification of multiple gastrointestinal lesions via colonoscopy and imaging. Diagnostic evaluation revealed strictures and submucosal tumors in the transverse, sigmoid, and rectal regions, while abdominal CT scans indicated uterine enlargement and surrounding cystic structures suggestive of pelvic pathology. Biopsies from the transverse colon and lower rectum confirmed intestinal endometriosis, establishing a diagnosis that is exceptionally rare in Japan for this specific colonic location. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically, it documents a rare instance of deep infiltrating endometriosis affecting the transverse colon.

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症例は43歳女性．17年前に前置胎盤で帝王切開術を受けている．某年7月から下痢と血便があり，前医を受診した．翌月に大腸内視鏡検査（CS）を施行し，直腸に隆起性病変をみとめたため，精査目的で当科を受診した．CSでは，横行結腸中央部に狭窄を伴う表面顆粒状隆起性病変，S状結腸に粘膜下腫瘍様隆起，下部直腸に表面顆粒状の隆起性病変がみられた．腹部造影CT検査では，横行結腸に壁肥厚と壁内部に低吸収域がみられた．子宮は肥大し内部に低吸収域が多発し，子宮背側周囲に多胞性嚢胞がみられたため，子宮内膜症が疑われた．注腸検査では，横行結腸中央部に約6cmにわたる狭窄と鋸歯状の陰影欠損，S状結腸に壁の伸展不良，直腸に壁のひきつれと隆起を認めた．2ヵ月後CSを行い，横行結腸中央部，下部直腸からの生検で腸管子宮内膜症と診断した．横行結腸に病変をみとめた腸管子宮内膜症は，本邦では2例目で非常に稀であり，文献的考察を加えて報告する．
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抄録 症例は43歳女性．17年前に前置胎盤で帝王切開術を受けている．某年7月から下痢と血便があり，前医を受診した．翌月に大腸内視鏡検査（CS）を施行し，直腸に隆起性病変をみとめたため，精査目的で当科を受診した．CSでは，横行結腸中央部に狭窄を伴う表面顆粒状隆起性病変，S状結腸に粘膜下腫瘍様隆起，下部直腸に表面顆粒状の隆起性病変がみられた．腹部造影CT検査では，横行結腸に壁肥厚と壁内部に低吸収域がみられた．子宮は肥大し内部に低吸収域が多発し，子宮背側周囲に多胞性嚢胞がみられたため，子宮内膜症が疑われた．注腸検査では，横行結腸中央部に約6cmにわたる狭窄と鋸歯状の陰影欠損，S状結腸に壁の伸展不良，直腸に壁のひきつれと隆起を認めた．2ヵ月後CSを行い，横行結腸中央部，下部直腸からの生検で腸管子宮内膜症と診断した．横行結腸に病変をみとめた腸管子宮内膜症は，本邦では2例目で非常に稀であり，文献的考察を加えて報告する． © 2012 日本大腸肛門病学会 この記事はクリエイティブ・コモンズ [表示 - 非営利 - 改変禁止 4.0 国際]ライセンスの下に提供されています。 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.ja

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