Endometriosis - external adenomyosis and rectal

Case contributed by Glen Lo
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Preoperative endometriosis mapping. A 28 mm bowel lesion seen 10 cm from anal verge at DIE ultrasound.

Patient Data

Age: 35
Gender: Female

ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT: normal.

MIDDLE COMPARTMENT:

Uterus: Anteverted anteflexed 75 mm long with normal morphology. Endometrium 4 mm thin

and regular, distorted anteriorly at the fundus by a 20 mm partially submucosal circumscribed

T2 dark mass (FIGO 2) fibroid. Mobility fixed. A few other T2 dark circumscribed myometrial

masses (fibroids) are noted. Right fundal junctional zone thickening 22 mm transverse diameter, no T2 or T1 hyperintense foci, adenomyoma.

Ovaries: Right ovary is fixed to the upper rectal endometriosis/uterus. Contains a 16 mm

unilocular cyst with T1 hyperintense content, T2 hyperintense/decreased signal fluid fluid level

either a hemorrhagic follicle or endometrioma. No left endometrioma. 20 mm dominant follicle. Left ovary position anterior/above the uterus, inaccessible.

Fallopian tubes: No haemato or hydrosalpinges.

POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT:

Rectosigmoid colon: At 130 mm from anal opening is an elongated crescentic upper rectal

bowel endometriosis at least 37 mm long, 6 mm deep, fixing the uterine torus on the right to the rectum obliterating the pouch of Douglas.

Pouch of Douglas: Obliterated.

Torus uterinus: Fixed to the rectum.

Uterosacral ligaments: Right USL thickened, fixed to the upper rectal DIE/right ovary.

Rectovaginal septum: normal.

UPPER ABDOMEN: No diaphragmatic endometriosis seen.

INCIDENTAL FINDINGS: None.

Case Discussion

Endometriosis. At 130 mm from anal opening is an elongated crescentic upper rectal bowel

endometriosis at least 37 mm long, 6 mm deep, fixing the uterine torus on the right to the

rectum obliterating the pouch of Douglas.

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