Endometrioma Causing Near-Complete Obstruction of the Sigmoid Colon

Endometriosis is characterized by extra-uterine endometrial gland and stroma implantation. Intestinal endometriosis is believed to affect about one-third of patients with endometriosis 4 ; 72-95% of patients experience recto-sigmoid involvement.2,3 Occasionally, endometriotic lesions precipitate mas...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American surgeon 2023-04, Vol.89 (4), p.1264-1266
Hauptverfasser:	Stevens, Kaitlyn, Wasfie, Tarik, Haus, Carolyn
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Adult Colon Colon, Sigmoid - diagnostic imaging Colon, Sigmoid - surgery Colonoscopy Colonoscopy - adverse effects Colorectal cancer Computed tomography Diagnosis Endometriosis Endometriosis - complications Endometriosis - diagnosis Endometriosis - surgery Fallopian tube Fallopian tubes Family medical history Female Gastrointestinal symptoms Humans Inflammation Intestinal Obstruction - diagnostic imaging Intestinal Obstruction - etiology Intestinal Obstruction - surgery Intestine Lesions Menstruation Ovaries Pelvis Sigmoid Neoplasms - pathology Sigmoidoscopy Stroma Tomography Womens health
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