title: Gastric endometriosis associated with transverse colon endometriosis: a case report of a very rare event.
abstract: Gastric endometriosis is a very rare event. It enters in the differential diagnosis of cyclical or chronic epigastric pain, especially in the context of endometriotic patients. The diagnosis of a gastric submucosal mass requires further investigations to rule out the presence of malignancy or associated adenocarcinoma. Because of it can be associated with transverse colon endometriosis and/or diaphragmatic endometriosis, careful examination of the upper abdomen at laparoscopy should be emphasized. We report here a very rare case of gastric endometriosis associated with transverse colon endometriosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Academic Hospital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 808, Route de Lennik, 1070, Brussels, Belgium, vincent.anaf@ulb.ac.be.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Anaf
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buggenhout
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Franchimont
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Nöel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D044684:Colon, Transverse / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome