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1. Rectosigmoid endometriosis with unusual presentation at magnetic resonance imaging

Author

Ennio Biscaldi, Gian Andrea Rollandi, Simone Ferrero, Ezio Fulcheri, and Valentino Remorgida

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, diagnosis, Endometriosis, Endometrial tissue, Fibrosis, medicine, Humans, Sigmoid Diseases, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Magnetic resonance imaging, Nodule (medicine), Multislice computed tomography, medicine.disease, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Rectal Diseases, Reproductive Medicine, magnetic resonance imaging, Female, Laparoscopy, Radiology, Signal intensity, medicine.symptom, Presentation (obstetrics), business, Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Abstract

We report on a patient with a bowel endometriotic nodule that was hypointense on both T1- and T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); histologic examination revealed that the MRI appearance of the nodule was due to the presence of extensive fibrosis. Bowel endometriotic nodules with extensive fibrosis and limited endometrial tissue have a signal intensity similar to that of the muscle on both T1- and T2-weighted images. In these patients, additional techniques such as multislice computed tomography enteroclysis may be used for adequate diagnosis before surgery.

Published
2007

2. Transvaginal ultrasonography combined with water-contrast in the rectum in the diagnosis of rectovaginal endometriosis infiltrating the bowel

Author

Valentino Remorgida, Luiza Helena Abbamonte, Ezio Fulcheri, Simone Ferrero, Nicola Ragni, and Mario Valenzano Menada

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, diagnosis, Bowel Endometriosis, diagnosis, Ultrasonography, Endometriosis, Vaginal Diseases, laparoscopy, Rectum, Contrast Media, Sensitivity and Specificity, Muscular layer, rectal endometriosis, transvaginal ultrasonography, Predictive Value of Tests, Submucosa, medicine, Humans, Prospective Studies, Prospective cohort study, Laparoscopy, Ultrasonography, Mucous Membrane, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproducibility of Results, Water, medicine.disease, Surgery, Endoscopy, Intestinal Diseases, medicine.anatomical_structure, Rectal Diseases, Reproductive Medicine, Female, Radiology, business, Infiltration (medical)
Abstract

This prospective study evaluated the efficacy of transvaginal ultrasonography combined with water-contrast in the rectum (RWC-TVS) in the diagnosis of rectal infiltration in 35 women with rectovaginal endometriosis; ultrasonographic findings were compared with surgery and histology. The sensitivity of RWC-TVS in identifying rectal infiltration reaching at least the muscular layer was 100%, the specificity was 85.7%, the positive predictive value was 91.3%, and the negative predictive value was 100%. In 4 of 5 (80.0%) nodules reaching the submucosa, the depth of infiltration was underestimated by RWC-TVS. The RWC-TVS reliably determined the largest diameter of the endometriotic nodules and was well tolerated by the patients.

Published
2007

3. Letrozole and norethisterone acetate in rectovaginal endometriosis

Author

Helena Luiza Abbamonte, Ezio Fulcheri, Simone Ferrero, Nicola Ragni, and Valentino Remorgida

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Norethisterone, Vaginal Diseases, Urology, Endometriosis, Administration, Oral, Pharmacotherapy, Nitriles, medicine, Humans, Prospective Studies, Prospective cohort study, Gynecology, Aromatase inhibitors, letrozole, hormonal therapy, business.industry, Aromatase Inhibitors, Letrozole, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Norethindrone Acetate, Triazoles, Antiestrogen, medicine.disease, Norethisterone acetate, Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic, Rectal Diseases, Reproductive Medicine, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Norethindrone, business, medicine.drug
Abstract

This open-label prospective study evaluated the efficacy of letrozole (2.5 mg/day) combined with norethisterone acetate (2.5 mg/day) in the treatment of pain symptoms related to the presence of rectovaginal endometriosis. The treatment significantly and quickly decreased the intensity of symptoms, but pain recurred at 3-month follow-up; five women underwent surgery during the follow-up, and histologic examination of rectovaginal nodules revealed the presence of active endometriotic lesions.

Published
2006

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