Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6180311 | Fertility and Sterility | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Infiltrating ileocecal endometriosis requiring bowel resection was associated in all cases with infiltrating rectovaginal endometriosis, possibly reflecting a common pathogenesis. A thorough clinical evaluation of women with rectovaginal endometriosis might allow an improvement in the difficult preoperative diagnosis of ileocecal endometriosis. Our data support the long-term efficacy of the radical surgical resection of associated ileocecal and rectovaginal endometriotic lesions in reducing pelvic pain, constipation, and dyschezia.
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Authors
Luigi M.D., Nicola M.D., Carlo M.D., Giacomo M.D., Martina M.S., Paolo M.D.,