GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ENDOSCOPY
Online ISSN : 1884-5738
Print ISSN : 0387-1207
ISSN-L : 0387-1207
ENDOMETRIOSIS OF THE COLON (Report of a case)
YOSHIHITO UCHIDAKIYOSHI FUJITATAKASHI HARIMAHIROSHI KAWANOSAKAE AOYAMAMITSURU ODAWARAMASATOSHI WATANABETADAYOSHI TAKEMOTOETSURO ODA
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1980 Volume 22 Issue 6 Pages 799-805

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We experienced a case of endometriosis of the sigmoid colon. A 50 year-old female was admitted to our hospital with chief complaints of constipation and lower abdominal pain. Barium enema revealed a smooth stenosis without a niche nor filling defect in the sigmoid colon. A colonoscopic view of the identical region revealed a smooth elevated lesion covered with normal mucosa, and a narrowed lumen of the area. Partial colectomy and total extirpation of the uterus and the adnexa were performed. Histologically endometrial tissues were found in the muscular layer of the sigmoid lesion. The literatures were reviewed and clinical features, diagnosis and therapy of endometriosis of the colon were discussed.
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