title: [Sigmoid endometriosis: a diagnostic dilemma on multidetector CT].
abstract: Intestinal endometriosis represents a common condition that occurs particularly in women of reproductive age. The gastrointestinal tract is the third most common localization of endometriosis, after the ovaries and the peritoneum, and recto-sigmoid tract is involved in 70% of cases. Recto-sigmoid endometriosis has to be differentiated from other diseases of large bowel, especially in patients without a history of endometriosis. We report a case of sigmoid endometriosis which represented a diagnostic dilemma on multidetector computed tomography.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Telegrafo
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lorusso
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rubini
authors.forename: Leonarda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rella
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pezzolla
authors.forename: Amato Antonio
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Stabile Ianora
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moschetta
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003082:Colectomy; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery