Abdominal wall endometriosis eleven years after cesarean section: case report.
We report a case of a 37-year-old
woman with abdominal wall endometriosis 11 years after cesarean section. She had low abdominal
pain related to menstrual cycle, which intensified at the end of menstrual bleeding. A nodule painful
to palpation was found in the medial part of previous Pfannenstiel incision. Ultrasound guided biopsy
was performed and the diagnosis of endometriosis confirmed. Surgery is the treatment of choice for
abdominal wall endometriosis. Excision with histologically proven free surgical margins of 1 cm is
mandatory to prevent recurrence. A wide spectrum of mimicking conditions is the main reason for late
diagnosis and treatment of abdominal wall endometriosis. In our case, the symptoms lasted for eight
years and had intensified in the last six months prior to surgery.
PMID: 29120557 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - Category: General Medicine Tags: Acta Clin Croat Source Type: research
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