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Zhang S, Jiang X, Mao P. Laparoscopic treatment of colonic endometriosis causing periodic abdominal pain and hematochezia: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e36229. [PMID: 38013332 PMCID: PMC10681378 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000036229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
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RATIONALE Endometriosis, a benign disease, has a malignant biological behavior and is highly prone to recurrence. Although gastrointestinal involvement is the most common site for extra-genital endometriosis, deep infiltrative endometriosis, which affects the mucosal layer, is very rare. PATIENT CONCERNS A 44-year-old woman with a 6-month history of recurring abdominal pain and Hematochezia. The patient visited several hospitals over the past six months and was suspected to have been diagnosed with a digestive disease, for which medication was ineffective, leading to a great deal of anxiety. DIAGNOSES Colonic endometriosis. INTERVENTIONS After a thorough imaging evaluation and preoperative discussion, laparoscopic colonic endometriosis resection under indocyanine green indication was performed by gynecologists and gastroenterologists. OUTCOMES After laparoscopic treatment, the patient's symptoms improved significantly, with occasional pain felt and no blood in the stool. LESSONS This case provides a rare example of sigmoid endometriosis causing periodic abdominal pain and Hematochezia. We report a clinical case to investigate the feasibility of an indocyanine green fluorescent contrast technique to guide the scope of surgery in laparoscopic deep infiltrative endometriosis surgery. In intestinal endometriosis surgery, indocyanine green fluoroscopy may indicate the lesion's precise localization.
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- Shiting Zhang
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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Menzhinskaya IV, Pavlovich SV, Melkumyan AG, Chuprynin VD, Yarotskaya EL, Sukhikh GT. Potential Significance of Serum Autoantibodies to Endometrial Antigens, α-Enolase and Hormones in Non-Invasive Diagnosis and Pathogenesis of Endometriosis. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:15578. [PMID: 37958566 PMCID: PMC10649774 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242115578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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The objective of the study was to evaluate the profile of serum autoantibodies and their diagnostic and pathogenetic significance in ovarian endometrioma (OEM) and deep infiltrative endometriosis (DIE). The study enrolled 74 patients with endometriosis (Group 1), including 53 patients with OEM (Subgroup 1a); 21 patients with DIE without ovarian lesions (Subgroup 1b); and 27 patients without endometriosis (Group 2). The diagnosis was confirmed by laparoscopic surgery and histologic examination of resected tissues. Antibodies (M, G) to tropomyosin 3 (TPM), tropomodulin 3 (TMOD), α-enolase (ENO), estradiol (E2), progesterone (PG), and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) were identified in blood serum using modified ELISA. In endometriosis, antibodies to endometrial antigens, hormones, and ENO were detected more often than antiphospholipid and antinuclear antibodies. Higher levels of IgM to TPM, hCG, E2, and PG and IgG to TMOD, ENO, E2, and hCG were found in Subgroup 1a compared to Group 2. IgM to TPM, hCG, E2, PG, and IgG to E2 and ENO had a high diagnostic value for OEM (AUC > 0.7), with antibodies to TPM having the highest sensitivity and specificity (73.6% and 81.5%). In Subgroup 1b, only the levels of IgM to TPM and hCG were higher than in Group 2. These antibodies had a high diagnostic value for DIE. Thus, endometriosis is associated with autoantibodies to endometrial antigens, α-enolase, steroid, and gonadotropic hormones. A wider spectrum of antibodies is detected in OEM than in DIE. These antibodies have a high diagnostic value for OEM and DIE and potential pathogenetic significance for endometriosis and associated infertility.
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- Irina V. Menzhinskaya
- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Perinatology and Reproductology, Institute of Professional Education, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), 119048 Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Perinatology and Reproductology, Institute of Professional Education, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), 119048 Moscow, Russia
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Ari SA, Akdemir A, Serin G, Ulukus M, Sendag F. Is the presence of deep infiltrative endometriosis underestimated in the surgical management of endometriosis? Ginekol Pol 2023; 94:41-45. [PMID: 36597750 DOI: 10.5603/gp.a2022.0150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to determine the presence of deep infiltrative endometriosis (DIE) in the surgical management of endometriosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS Operation notes and histopathological reports of women with endometriosis were retrospectively analyzed in the Ege University Hospital between 2008 and 2018. A total of 191 women with suspicious of endometriosis but without clinical signs of DIE were enrolled in the study. Laparoscopic diagnosis of DIE was compared with histopathological reports. There was no histopathology before surgery. Endometriosis was suspected only based on symptoms. RESULTS A total of 213 lesions that were thought to be DIE were removed from 191 women with endometriosis. Among these 213 lesions, 179 specimens were reported as endometriosis and 34 lesions as fibro-adipose tissue. Forty-nine right uterosacral ligaments were excised, and endometriosis was detected in 44 out of 49 specimens. Histopathological examination of 45 left uterosacral ligaments revealed endometriosis in 35 specimens. Finally, 25 endometriotic nodules were removed from the recto-vaginal space, and 22 of these were verified as endometriosis by a pathologist. The positive predictive value of laparoscopic visualization for DIE in the group suspected of endometriosis but without any clinical findings of DIE was 84%. CONCLUSIONS Women with the suspicious of endometriosis, qualified to surgery, because of infertility or pain, should be prudently investigated to confirm or to exclude coexistence of DIE even if no preoperative sign of DIE was observed to provide complete resection. Otherwise, DIE continues to grow, causes pain postoperatively, and complicates subsequent surgery.
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- Sabahattin Anil Ari
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bakircay University School of Medicine, Gazi Mustafa Kemal District, Izmir, Turkey.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Departmant of Pathology, School of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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M Ianieri M, Raimondo D, Rosati A, Cocchi L, Trozzi R, Maletta M, Raffone A, Campolo F, Beneduce G, Mollo A, Casadio P, Raimondo I, Seracchioli R, Scambia G. Impact of Nerve-Sparing Postero-Lateral Parametrial Excision for Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis on Postoperative Bowel, Urinary and Sexual Function. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2022; 159:152-159. [PMID: 34995374 PMCID: PMC9542420 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.14089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the functional outcomes of nerve-sparing surgery for deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) with or without postero-lateral parametrectomy. METHODS A multicenter, observational, retrospective, cohort study was performed including all symptomatic women who underwent nerve-sparing laparoscopic excision of DIE and preoperative and postoperative assessment of functional outcomes through validated questionnaires between April 2019 and March 2020. Women with postero-lateral parametrial DIE (P-group) and women with no parametrial involvement (NP-group) were compared in term of preoperative and postoperative: functional outcomes related to pelvic organs assessed through validated questionnaires (KESS and GIQLI for bowel function, BFLUTS for urinary function, and FSFI for sexual function); pain symptoms at 3-month follow-up assessed through a 11-points Visual Analogue Scales (VAS) for dyschezia, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia and chronic pelvic pain; surgical outcomes; rate of urinary voiding dysfunction at 3-month follow-up. RESULTS One-hundred patients were included: 69 in the P-group and 31 in the NP-group. Preoperative and postoperative values of questionnaires, pain symptoms and postoperative complications rates were comparable between the two groups, except for postoperative dyspareunia and sexual dysfunction, which were statistically higher in the P-group. Only patients in the P-group experienced urinary voiding dysfunction, but no statistical significance was reached (p=.173). CONCLUSION Postero-lateral parametrectomy for DIE appears associated to a higher risk of post-operative dyspareunia and sexual dysfunction.
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- Manuel M Ianieri
- Division of Gynecological Oncology, Department for the Protection of Women's and Children's Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Gynaecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC). IRCCS, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Gynecological Oncology, Department for the Protection of Women's and Children's Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Gynaecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC). IRCCS, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Gynecological Oncology, Department for the Protection of Women's and Children's Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Gynaecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC). IRCCS, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Gynaecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC). IRCCS, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Division of Gynecological Oncology, Department for the Protection of Women's and Children's Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Gynecological Oncology, Department for the Protection of Women's and Children's Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Schola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, 84081, Baronissi, Italy
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- Division of Gynaecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC). IRCCS, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- School in Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Division of Gynaecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC). IRCCS, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Gynecological Oncology, Department for the Protection of Women's and Children's Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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Wu KL, Chua PT, Lee CL. Laparoscopic "Shaving" for Infiltrative External Adenomyosis of Bowel Muscularis and Concomitant Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis. Gynecol Minim Invasive Ther 2021; 10:265-267. [PMID: 34909388 PMCID: PMC8613482 DOI: 10.4103/gmit.gmit_27_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is a common finding in patients diagnosed with adenomyosis. Women commonly present with severe, incapacitating dysmenorrhea. We report a case of severe dysmenorrhea and lower abdominal tightness for 4 years, diagnosed with posterior adenomyosis. The patient underwent surgery and DIE involving the rectosigmoid and coexisting uterocervical adenomyosis infiltrating bowel muscularis successfully diagnosed and treated using laparoscopic “shaving” technique. Dysmenorrhea significantly resolved after surgery. Laparoscopic surgical “shaving” technique for external adenomyosis infiltrating Rectosigmoid muscularis is feasible, where uterine preservation is desired.
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- Kuan-Lin Wu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Mahkota Medical Centre, Melaka, Malaysia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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