Sigmoid stricture in a 39-year-old female

Salvatore Greco, S Greco, C Penati, Sandro Ardizzone, S Ardizzone, G Bianchi Porro
Gut · 2007 · vol. 56(9) , pp. 1247 · doi:10.1136/gut.2006.106583 · PMID:17698868 · PMC1954984 · W2171222009
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Abstract

A 37-year-old woman with confirmed ulcerative colitis (proctosigmoiditis), receiving mesalamine as medical prophylaxis, was referred to our unit with a 6-month history of recurrent colic abdominal pain that was more severe in the pelvic region. The pain was associated with constipation; the patient also complained of dysmenorrhoea and abnormal menstrual …

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endometriosisdysmenorrhea

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Colon, Sigmoid Endometriosis Intestinal Diseases Ovarian Diseases Adult Colon, Sigmoid Constriction, Pathologic Constriction, Pathologic Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Intestinal Diseases Intestinal Diseases Ovarian Diseases Ovarian Diseases Tomography, X-Ray Computed Ultrasonography

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