Operative treatment of rectal endometriosis

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Abstract
Patients (27) with rectal endometriosis were operated upon in Turku University Central Hospital [Finland] in 1967-1976. The main symptom was defecation pain, especially during menstruation. Eighteen patients had previous surgery for endometriosis of the pelvic area. A palpable [colorectal] tumor was found on gynecological examination in every patient. The tumors did not grow through the rectal wall. Three kinds of operative procedures were applied (a simple excision method, window operation and resection of rectum), and the results were good.

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