Diagnosis and management of intestinal endometriosis. A report of five cases.

The Journal of reproductive medicine · 1988 · vol. 33(10) , pp. 851–5 · PMID:3193419 · W2417780654
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This case report describes five patients with intestinal endometriosis presenting with infertility and pelvic pain, where diagnosis was achieved via barium enema and colonoscopy, and highlights the necessity of bowel resection for symptom relief and to rule out malignancy.

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Five cases of intestinal endometriosis presented with infertility and pelvic pain. Rectal bleeding occurred in two patients and diarrhea in one. A diagnosis was achieved with a barium enema study and colonoscopy. All the patients had pelvic endometriosis as documented by laparoscopy. Endometriosis was present in the sigmoid colon in three patients and in the cecum in one; it was pericecal in the fifth. Bowel resection and pathologic study are necessary to relieve the symptoms and avoid neglecting a malignant tumor or other lesions.

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endometriosisinfertility

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Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Intestinal Neoplasms Intestinal Neoplasms Intestinal Neoplasms Adult Appendiceal Neoplasms Appendiceal Neoplasms Appendiceal Neoplasms Cecal Neoplasms Cecal Neoplasms Cecal Neoplasms Fallopian Tube Neoplasms Fallopian Tube Neoplasms Fallopian Tube Neoplasms Female Humans Ovarian Neoplasms Ovarian Neoplasms

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