Clinical case of differential diagnosis of retrocervical endometriosis
- Authors: Levakov S.A.1, Mamedova A.E.1, Azadova G.Y.1, Paukov S.V.1
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Affiliations:
- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
- Issue: Vol 8, No 2 (2021)
- Pages: 109-115
- Section: Clinical case reports
- URL: https://archivog.com/2313-8726/article/view/71169
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/2313-8726-2021-8-2-109-115
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Abstract
Endometriosis is a chronic hormone-dependent progressive disease characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrioid tissue. Most often, endometriosis affects the ovaries, fallopian tubes and the abdominal cavity, but endometrioid foci are also found in the intestines, heart, lungs, skin and other atypical localizations. This article presents a clinical case of retrocervical endometriosis diagnosed based on the results of pathological and histological examination. It is important to note the complexity of the differential diagnosis of this form of endometriosis due to secondary changes in the area of the colon and the absence of characteristic clinical manifestations.
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About the authors
Sergey A. Levakov
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Email: levakoff@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4591-838X
MD, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor
Russian Federation, MoscowAinur E. Mamedova
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Author for correspondence.
Email: venesuela93@gmail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9642-4523
graduate student
Russian Federation, MoscowGyullar Y. Azadova
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Email: levakoff@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4591-838X
graduate student
Russian Federation, MoscowSergey V. Paukov
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Email: spaukov@mail.ru
MD, Cand. Sci. (Med.), assistant professor
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