Endometriosis - vagina and rectum

Case contributed by Glen Lo
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Endometriosis with bowel adherent at the vault. Worsening pain and bowel symptoms.

Patient Data

Age: 40
Gender: Female
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ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT:

Vesicouterine pouch: normal.

Vesicovaginal septum: normal.

Urinary bladder: normal.

Ureters: normal.

 

MIDDLE COMPARTMENT:

Uterus: Anteverted 89 mm long. Endometrium 10 mm thick and regular. Thickened junctional

zone, 12 mm posteriorly consistent with adenomyosis. Normal mobility anteriorly, at the fundus but fixed at the posterior cervix.

There is posterior vagina vault 22 x 9 mm T2 dark deep infiltrating endometriosis fixed to the

mid rectal lesion.

Ovaries: normal.

Fallopian tubes: normal.

 

POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT:

Rectosigmoid colon: At 110 mm from the anal opening there is a 20 x 9 mm mushroom shaped bowel endometriosis fixing the rectum to the vault.

Pouch of Douglas: Obliterated.

Torus uterinus: normal.

Uterosacral ligaments: normal.

Rectovaginal septum: normal.

 

INCIDENTAL FINDINGS: None.

Case Discussion

Endometriosis. Predominantly mid and posterior compartment. Rectosigmoid colon is involved

with rectal endometriosis obliterating the pouch of Douglas and fixing to the posterior vault/torus

deep endometriosis. Typical butterfly-shaped symmetric lesions.

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