title: [Rectal endometriosis. Apropos of a clinical case].
abstract: Regarding a case of rectal endometriosis, presenting with cyclic menstrual rectal bleeding, the authors discuss the clinical and treatment aspects of such a rare pathology. History was sufficient to indicate the diagnosis which was confirmed by the histological examination of the excised rectal tract. These observations underline the diagnostic difficulty; the surgical approach is the treatment of choice when medical treatment gives no success.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Chirurgia, Ospedale di S. Secondo, Parma.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cudazzo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Capelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sabag
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rusconi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Endometriosi rettale. A proposito di un caso clinico.