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- Title
Perianal fistül traktını taklit eden endometriozis: Olgu sunumu.
- Authors
Türkcü, Gül; Avcı, Yahya; Alabalık, Ulaş; Hamidi, Arif; Ülger, Burak Veli; Büyükbayram, Hüseyin
- Abstract
Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. Nowadays, in many cases, although routine use of episiotomy perineal endometriosis is extremely rare. A 36 year old female patient was referred to our hospital with complaints of pain in the perianal region for five months. On physical examination, stiffness was palpated and then magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed. MRI is compatible with fistula tract. The lesion was excised and the histopathological appearance correspond to endometriosis. Perianal endometriosis is rare in the perianal region and in the clinic mimicking perianal fistulas and malignancy should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis.
- Publication
Dicle Medical Journal / Dicle Tip Dergisi, 2014, Vol 41, Issue 3, p585
- ISSN
1300-2945
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2014.03.0479