Preoperative Diagnosis of Intestinal Endometriosis by Magnifying Colonoscopy and Target Biopsy

Endometriosis can affect any portion of the gastrointestinal tract. A preoperative definitive diagnosis of intestinal endometriosis is difficult, because there is no characteristic endoscopic finding and the endoscopic biopsies usually sample insufficient endometrial tissue for pathologic diagnosis....

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Main Authors: Jun Tomiguchi, Hideaki Miyamoto, Kazutaka Ozono, Ryosuke Gushima, Takashi Shono, Hideaki Naoe, Motohiko Tanaka, Hideo Baba, Hidetaka Katabuchi, Yutaka Sasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-08-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/475751