Bowel endometriosis and schistosomiasis: a rare but possible association

Maurício Simões Abrão; Abrao MS; Mauricio Simoes Abrao; João Dias; Dias JA Jr; João Antonio Dias; Sérgio Podgaec; Filomena Marino Carvalho; Marcelo Averbach

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.08.068

Bowel endometriosis and schistosomiasis: a rare but possible association

Maurício Simões Abrão, Abrao MS, Mauricio Simoes Abrao, João Dias, Dias JA Jr, João Antonio Dias, Sérgio Podgaec, Filomena Marino Carvalho, Marcelo Averbach

Fertility and sterility · 2006 · vol. 85(4) , pp. 1060.e1–1060.e2 · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.08.068 · PMID:16580400 · W2020621939

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This paper presents a rare case of bowel endometriosis co-occurring with schistosomiasis, highlighting a potential association between these two conditions.

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OBJECTIVE: To report the case of a patient submitted to laparoscopic bowel resection in whom histology revealed endometriosis and schistosomiasis. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Multidisciplinary group practice and teaching hospital. PATIENT(S): A 31-year-old patient with pelvic pain. INTERVENTION(S): Laparoscopic bowel resection. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis affecting the sigmoid. RESULT(S): Histology performed on tissue removed at surgery revealed epithelioid granulomas with birefringent and partially calcified eggs characteristic of Schistosoma mansoni within an endometriotic lesion affecting the entire width of the sigmoid. CONCLUSION(S): Endometriosis and schistosomiasis may be present simultaneously in patients with bowel symptoms and pelvic pain.

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endometriosischronic_pelvic_painbowel_endometriosis

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Colon, Sigmoid Endometriosis Schistosomiasis Schistosomiasis Schistosomiasis Schistosomiasis Adult Adult Colon, Sigmoid Colon, Sigmoid Colon, Sigmoid Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Female Humans Humans Pelvic Pain Pelvic Pain

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Anatomical distribution of deeply infiltrating endometriosis: surgical implications and proposition for a classification via openalex
Laparoscopic resection of deep pelvic endometriosis with rectosigmoid involvement via openalex
Rectal endoscopic ultrasound with a radial probe in the assessment of rectovaginal endometriosis via openalex
W2040296174 via openalex

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[1] Anatomical distribution of deeply infiltrating endometriosis: surgical implications and proposition for a classification 2003

[2] Laparoscopic resection of deep pelvic endometriosis with rectosigmoid involvement 2002

[3] Rectal endoscopic ultrasound with a radial probe in the assessment of rectovaginal endometriosis 2004