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Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences 3/2007

01-03-2007 | Review Article

Endometrioma of the Large Bowel

Authors: Venkata Kanthimathinathan, Ehab Elakkary, Wissam Bleibel, Nafisa Kuwajerwala, Srinivasulu Conjeevaram, Farouk Tootla

Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences | Issue 3/2007

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Endometriosis is the presence of functioning endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. It is one of the most common diseases in gynecology. About 10% of women of reproductive age suffer from endometriosis. In infertile patients, the proportion rises from 15% to 20% [1]. Involvement of the bowel occurs in approximately 5% of cases [2, 3], with the rectum being the most frequent location [4]. Other parts of the bowel commonly affected are the distal ileum (2%–16%) and appendix (3%–18%) [5]. The signs and symptoms are mostly correlated with menstruation, but in some cases they occur continuously [6, 7]. …
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Metadata
Title
Endometrioma of the Large Bowel
Authors
Venkata Kanthimathinathan
Ehab Elakkary
Wissam Bleibel
Nafisa Kuwajerwala
Srinivasulu Conjeevaram
Farouk Tootla
Publication date
01-03-2007
Published in
Digestive Diseases and Sciences / Issue 3/2007
Print ISSN: 0163-2116
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2568
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-006-9623-1

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