This can complicate diagnosis which can lead to aggressive surgical treatment associated with high morbidity and mortality 6, 17, 18and evaluated them for a variety of gross and histologic changes. Cases with preneoplastic or neoplastic changes were excluded specifically because they were the subject of a previous study. The patients ranged in age from 28 to 56 years mean age, 44 years.
La EMT colorrectal puede imitar o coexistir con diferentes enfermedades gastrointestinales, que puede dificultar el diagnóstico, como es el caso de la enfermedad de Crohn, colitis ulcerativa, colitis isquémica, diverticulitis, síndrome de intestino irritable, e incluso simular tumores de colon y recto cuando hay endometriomas intraluminales, que pueden inducir a tratamiento quirúrgico agresivo, el cual se asocia con alta morbimortalidad 6,17,18.