{"paper_id":"1dd7d905-9f7b-476a-a5ae-63bcb33ec7b5","body_text":"Monthly bleeding umbilical endometriosis: Case Report\nDOI:\nhttps://doi.org/10.69614/ejrh.v16i3.711Abstract\nBackground\nPrimary umbilical endometriosis is a rare disease in which ectopic endometrial tissue is found in the umbilicus.\nCase presentation\nA 20-year-old patient presented with a monthly bleeding and painful umbilical swelling for the last 04 months. She was not pregnant before and had no pelvic surgery. The umbilical lesion was excised and the umbilicus was reconstructed. The diagnosis was confirmed histology of the tissue excised.\nConclusion\nUmbilical endometriosis is a very rare disease but should be considered in the differential diagnosis of umbilical lesions with bleeding in reproductive age.\nKeyword: Endometriosis, Umbilicus","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}