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Title: What is the cause of this sigmoid stricture in this 43yr old lady with a 3 year history of lower abdominal pain?
Authors: G Feeney1, E Slattery2, M Sheehan3, M Joyce1.
  1. Department of Surgery,
  2. Department of Gastroenterology,
  3. Department of Pathology, Galway University Hospital.
Contact Information: Dr Gerard Feeney, Floor 2 Lambe Institute, Galway University Hospital, Galway.
E-Mail:g.feeney3@outlook.com.
Tel No.: 091 542222
Research Funding: No funding was sourced for this article.
Article Category: Clinical Case Report
Previous Communication to Society or Meeting: None
G Feeney1, E Slattery2, M Sheehan3, M Joyce1.
  1. Department of Surgery, Galway University Hospital
  2. Department of Gastroenterology, Galway University Hospital
  3. Department of Pathology, Galway University Hospital.
What is the cause of this sigmoid stricture in this 43yr old lady with a 3 year history of cyclical lower abdominal pain?
CT Colonography was performed after difficulty passing the stricture at colonoscopy. On imaging, the stricture was concerning for neoplasm (Fig 1). The patient underwent a segmental colectomy with histological analysis of the stricture demonstrating endometrial tissue(Fig 2.). The cause of abdominal pain was therefore secondary to extrapelvic endometriosis.
Keywords: General Surgery, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology.