ReviewAdvances in medicine2018
Gastrointestinal and Urinary Tract Endometriosis: A Review on the Commonest Locations of Extrapelvic Endometriosis.
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- A Rare Mimicker: Renal Endometriosis and Its Diagnostic Pitfalls-Review of Reported Cases.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Endometriosis and Endometrial Cancer-Association Between Biological Mechanisms and Its Clinical Implications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- In vitro exploration of the therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cell conditioned medium in endometriosis treatment by targeting apoptosis and cellular migration.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2026Article
- Beyond the scar: a retrospective analysis of a rare subtype of abdominal wall endometriosis with muscle fascia invasion and its surgical implications.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- Role of computed tomography in imaging of endometriosis.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2025Review
- A Case Report of Extrapelvic Endometriosis: Surgeon's Perspective and Review of the Literature.Cureus · 2025Article
- Association of urinary tract endometriosis with physical and mental health: a cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Unilateral ureteral endometriosis masquerading as a ureteral tumor and resulting in complete loss of renal function: A case report.The Journal of international medical research · 2025Article
- Current research status and development trends of urinary tract endometriosis: a bibliometric analysis.Translational andrology and urology · 2025Article
- Endometriosis as an immune-mediated disease: pathogenetic mechanisms and therapeutic strategies.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Diagnosis of infiltrating bladder endometriosis after fourth cesarean section.IJU case reports · 2025Article
- Endometriosis presenting as a rectal stricture in a patient with ulcerative colitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis: a case report.Frontiers in gastroenterology (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Multidisciplinary surgical management of severe posterior compartment endometriosis.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
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- Abdominal Wall Endometriosis: Early Diagnosis of a Rare Iatrogenic Complication Following Cesarean Section.Cureus · 2024Article
- Case report: A rare cause of intestinal perforation in a third-trimester pregnant woman.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Extrapelvic Endometriosis Mimicking Peritoneal Surface Malignancy: Case Report and a Review of Literature.Indian journal of surgical oncology · 2023Review
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- Prevalence of urinary dysfunction after minimally invasive surgery for deep rectosigmoid endometriosis.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2023Observational
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Abstract
Extrapelvic endometriosis is a rare entity that presents serious challenges to researchers and clinicians. Endometriotic lesions have been reported in every part of the female human body and in some instances in males. Organs that are close to the uterus are more often affected than distant locations. Extrapelvic endometriosis affects a slightly older population of women than pelvic endometriosis. This might lead to the assumption that it takes several years for pelvic endometriosis to "metastasize" outside the pelvis. All current theories of the pathophysiology of endometriosis apply to some extent to the different types of extrapelvic endometriosis. The gastrointestinal tract is the most common location of extrapelvic endometriosis with the urinary system being the second one. However, since sigmoid colon, rectum, and bladder are pelvic organs, extragenital pelvic endometriosis may be a more suitable definition for endometriotic implants related to these organs than extrapelvic endometriosis. The sigmoid colon is the most commonly involved, followed by the rectum, ileum, appendix, and caecum. Most lesions are confined in the serosal layer; however, deeper lesion can alter bowel function and cause symptoms. Bladder and ureteral involvement are the most common sites concerning the urinary system. Unfortunately, ureteral endometriosis is often asymptomatic leading to silent obstructive uropathy and renal failure. Surgical excision of the endometriotic tissue is the ideal treatment for all types of extrapelvic endometriosis. Adjunctive treatment might be useful in selected cases.
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