A Case of Recurrent Endometriosis with Rectal Invasion.
- Author:
Seung Sup PARK
1
;
Seung Chul KIM
;
Byung Sup SHIN
;
Do Yoon PARK
;
Man Soo YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea. msyoon@pusan.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Endometriosis;
Rectum
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adult;
Anemia;
Appendix;
Cecum;
Colon;
Endometriosis*;
Female;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Ileum;
Incidence;
Rectum;
Uterus
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2005;48(6):1550-1554
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Rectal invasion of endometriosis is unusal condition, since it represents an invasion of previously normal bowel by hormone-dependent nonmalignant cell from uterus of the same patient. It is estimated that the incidence of endometriosis is about 8-15% of reproductive women, of whom 3-34% show intestinal invasion of rectosigmoid colon, appendix, ileum, and cecum in order of decreasing frequency. We experienced a case of recurrent endometriosis with rectal invasion in 34-year-old female who had previously endometriosis. She had rectal bleeding with severe anemia and abdominal pain with palpable mass in cul-de-sac. We present the case with a brief review of literature.
