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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2014; 05(03): 126-128
DOI: 10.4103/0976-5042.147500
Case Report
Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India

Cyclical constipation

C. K. Adarsh
Department of Gastroenterology, St. John's Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Keyur A. Sheth
Department of Gastroenterology, St. John's Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Publication Date:
26 September 2019 (online)

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Abstract

Intestinal endometriosis is a rare disease. It can have a varied presentation. It is difficult to differentiate it from malignancy by clinical, endoscopic or imaging features. We present a 35-year-old nulliparous married lady, who presented to us with constipation, painful defecation and bled per rectum for last 3 years. She was diagnosed to have endometriosis with gold standard laparoscopy and managed with medical line of therapy.

Key words

Constipation - endometriosis - painful defecation - rectosigmoid
 

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