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Cecal Endometriosis Presenting as Hematochezia in a Postmenopausal Female
Our report highlights the diagnosis of cecal endometriosis as a unique cause of hematochezia in a postmenopausal female. Cecal endometriosis manifesting as intermittent hematochezia and abdominal pain is uncommon but requires prompt clinical diagnosis and management. We report a case of cecal endome...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9934007/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36819337 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.33886 |
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author | Quintana-Rapatalo, Roland J Phrathep, Davong D Ward, Ivanna Healey, Kevin D Anthony, Stefan Herman, Michael |
author_facet | Quintana-Rapatalo, Roland J Phrathep, Davong D Ward, Ivanna Healey, Kevin D Anthony, Stefan Herman, Michael |
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description | Our report highlights the diagnosis of cecal endometriosis as a unique cause of hematochezia in a postmenopausal female. Cecal endometriosis manifesting as intermittent hematochezia and abdominal pain is uncommon but requires prompt clinical diagnosis and management. We report a case of cecal endometriosis causing hematochezia and subsequent syncope, which prompted the patient’s admission to the emergency department. In our patient, a diagnosis of cecal endometriosis was made after a colonoscopy, with multiple biopsies confirming the presence of endometrial tissue embedded in the cecum. We aim to bring awareness of cecal endometriosis presenting as hematochezia in a postmenopausal woman with a history of abdominal pain. This case highlights intestinal endometriosis as a differential diagnosis to be considered in women, regardless of age, with intermittent hematochezia and abdominal pain. |
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spelling | pubmed-99340072023-02-17 Cecal Endometriosis Presenting as Hematochezia in a Postmenopausal Female Quintana-Rapatalo, Roland J Phrathep, Davong D Ward, Ivanna Healey, Kevin D Anthony, Stefan Herman, Michael Cureus Obstetrics/Gynecology Our report highlights the diagnosis of cecal endometriosis as a unique cause of hematochezia in a postmenopausal female. Cecal endometriosis manifesting as intermittent hematochezia and abdominal pain is uncommon but requires prompt clinical diagnosis and management. We report a case of cecal endometriosis causing hematochezia and subsequent syncope, which prompted the patient’s admission to the emergency department. In our patient, a diagnosis of cecal endometriosis was made after a colonoscopy, with multiple biopsies confirming the presence of endometrial tissue embedded in the cecum. We aim to bring awareness of cecal endometriosis presenting as hematochezia in a postmenopausal woman with a history of abdominal pain. This case highlights intestinal endometriosis as a differential diagnosis to be considered in women, regardless of age, with intermittent hematochezia and abdominal pain. Cureus 2023-01-17 /pmc/articles/PMC9934007/ /pubmed/36819337 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.33886 Text en Copyright © 2023, Quintana-Rapatalo et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Obstetrics/Gynecology Quintana-Rapatalo, Roland J Phrathep, Davong D Ward, Ivanna Healey, Kevin D Anthony, Stefan Herman, Michael Cecal Endometriosis Presenting as Hematochezia in a Postmenopausal Female |
title | Cecal Endometriosis Presenting as Hematochezia in a Postmenopausal Female |
title_full | Cecal Endometriosis Presenting as Hematochezia in a Postmenopausal Female |
title_fullStr | Cecal Endometriosis Presenting as Hematochezia in a Postmenopausal Female |
title_full_unstemmed | Cecal Endometriosis Presenting as Hematochezia in a Postmenopausal Female |
title_short | Cecal Endometriosis Presenting as Hematochezia in a Postmenopausal Female |
title_sort | cecal endometriosis presenting as hematochezia in a postmenopausal female |
topic | Obstetrics/Gynecology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9934007/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36819337 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.33886 |
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