Adenomyoseknoten des rektovaginalen septums: eine eigenen entität

Donnez, Jacques;Steinhart, Ulrich;Nisolle, Michelle;Gillerot, Stéphane;Casanas-Roux, Françoise;et.al.
(1998) Journal für Fertilität und Reproduktion — Vol. 8, n° 1, p. 12-20 (1998)

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  • Donnez, JacquesUCLouvain
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  • Steinhart, UlrichUCLouvain
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  • Nisolle, MichelleUCLouvain
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  • Gillerot, StéphaneUCLouvain
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  • Smets, MireilleUCLouvain
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  • Bassil, SalimUCLouvain
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  • Casanas-Roux, FrançoiseUCLouvain
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Abstract
Objective: Laparoscopic procedure with excision of deep fibrotic endometriotic nodules of the rectovaginal septum and histological study of the lesions. Setting: An academic teaching hospital. Patients: A series of 500 patients underwent a laparoscopy for pelvic pain and/or infertility. Results: Laparoscopic (n = 497) and laparotomic (n = 3) excision of endometriotic nodules was performed on a series of 500 patients. The nodule resection resulted in considerable pain relief. Histologically, the rectovaginal nodale was similar to an adenomyoma as it was a circumscribed nodular aggregate of smooth muscle and endometrial glands and stroma. The variations in estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) content suggested a regulatory mechanism different from that of eutopic endometrium. Conclusion: This form of disease should be considered as a distinct entity, different from peritoneal and ovarian endometriosis, and originating from the Müllerian rests present in the rectovaginal septum.
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Donnez, J., Steinhart, U., Nisolle, M., Gillerot, S., Smets, M., Bassil, S., & Casanas-Roux, F. (1998). Adenomyoseknoten des rektovaginalen septums: eine eigenen entität. Journal für Fertilität und Reproduktion, 8(1), 12-20. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/156333 (Original work published 1998)