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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2010; 16(5): 648-651
Published online Feb 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i5.648
Rectal perforation from endometriosis in pregnancy: Case report and literature review
Adolfo Pisanu, Daniela Deplano, Stefano Angioni, Rossano Ambu, Alessandro Uccheddu
Adolfo Pisanu, Daniela Deplano, Alessandro Uccheddu, Department of Surgery, Clinica Chirurgica, University of Cagliari, Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio, Via Ospedale 46, 09124, Cagliari, Italy
Stefano Angioni, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cagliari, Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio, Via Ospedale 46, 09124, Cagliari, Italy
Rossano Ambu, Department of Pathology, University of Cagliari, Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio, Via Ospedale 46, 09124, Cagliari, Italy
Author contributions: Pisanu A was responsible for the study conception and design, manuscript writing, drafting the article and revising for intellectual content; Deplano D carried out data acquisition, and manuscript writing and revising for intellectual content; Angioni A and Ambu R revised the manuscript for intellectual content and performed supportive work; Uccheddu A revised the manuscript for important intellectual content.
Supported by A grant from the University of Cagliari, Italy
Correspondence to: Dr. Adolfo Pisanu, Department of Surgery, Clinica Chirurgica, University of Cagliari, Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio, Via Ospedale 46, 09124, Cagliari, Italy. adolfo.pisanu@unica.it
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Received: October 16, 2009
Revised: November 16, 2009
Accepted: November 23, 2009
Published online: February 7, 2010
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