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Extrapelvic endometriosis complicated with colonic obstruction.
Endometriosis is often seen in gynecology practice and is treated medically. However, intestinal involvement of endometriosis causing obstruction is relatively uncommon and is hard to differentiate from malignancy before surgery. Herein, we present a case of acute colonic obstruction caused by rectal endometriosis. Repeat colonoscopic biopsy and imaging studies could not differentiate the lesio...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Reproductive Medicine and Biology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1445-5781,1447-0578
DOI: 10.1002/rmb2.12340