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In a 28-year-old female patient who had dysmenorrhea for 5 years, a pelvic mass was found 2 years ago, and hematochezia during menstruation was found one year ago. The patient underwent colonoscopy; during the examination, the colonoscopy was blocked and failed when the sigmoid colon was reached. The patient underwent left ovarian endometrioid cyst dissection and decomposition of intestinal adhesion.
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Gu, S., Ning, Y. (2023). Rectosigmoid Endometriosis. In: Zhang, G. (eds) MRI of Gynaecological Diseases. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3644-1_46
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