著者

Kosuke Tanaka Akiko Sasaki Hideto Egashira Shinichi Teshima Karen Kimura Takashi Nishino Tomohiko Tazawa Junichi Tasaki Chikamasa Ichita Sakue Masuda Kazuya Koizumi Makoto Kako

出版者

The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

雑誌

Internal Medicine (ISSN:09182918)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.60, no.7, pp.999-1004, 2021-04-01 (Released:2021-04-01)

参考文献数

21

被引用文献数

2

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We herein report the definitive diagnosis of rectovaginal endometriosis in two cases. Case 1 involved a 46-year-old woman with abdominal pain and hematochezia. The diagnosis after the first and second examinations using lower gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy was unclear. Differential diagnoses included mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue and colorectal cancer. The third lower GI endoscopy with a targeted biopsy, performed during menstruation, confirmed rectovaginal endometriosis. Case 2 involved a 38-year-old woman with hematochezia. Lower GI endoscopy during menstruation revealed rectovaginal endometriosis. When rectovaginal or bowel endometriosis is suspected, lower GI endoscopy and a targeted biopsy during menstruation can prevent unnecessary surgery.