子宫内膜异位症可定义为子宫内膜组织出现于子宫以外的异常位置.在行经妇女中约有10%的发病率,其中3～37%发生于肠道.为明确肠道子宫内膜异位症(IE)的发病率及其临床意义,作者同顾和随访了1974年1月至1985年12月间住院治疗的1573例子宫内膜异位症病例,以了解IE的自然病程并确定肠切除指征.全组病例均经腹腔镜(41%)或剖腹手术(59%)0诊断,其中IE85例(5.4%);13例(15%)为多发性.病变分布以乙状结肠和直肠最多见(60%),末段回肠、阑尾及直肠相近(16～18%),降结肠最少(1%).未见胃、十二指肠或空肠受累病例.85例中74例有阑 Endometriosis can be defined as the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus in an anomalous position, with a prevalence of about 10% in women who pass through the intestine.37-37% of them develop in the intestine The incidence of ectopic disease (IE) and its clinical significance, the author with the Gu and followed-up from January 1974 to December 1985 hospitalized cases of 1573 cases of endometriosis to understand the natural history of IE and All cases were diagnosed by laparoscopy (41%) or laparotomy (59%) 0, of which 85 cases were in IE (5.4%) and 13 cases (15%) were multiple.The lesions were distributed in the sigmoid colon and The rectum was the most common (60%), the distal ileum, appendix and rectum were similar (16-18%), and the descending colon was the least (1%). No cases of gastric, duodenal or jejunal involvement were found. Lan