{"paper_id":"3d96d8fa-0ab9-43a2-b6aa-cfd0c4ddbe5f","body_text":"Abstract\nWe report a rare case of vesical endometriosis in a 65-year-old postmenopausal woman. An abdominal hysterectomy had been performed 34 years previously, and exogenous estrogens had not been administered. The hormone levels were normal for a castrated female subject. The patient was treated surgically with transurethral resection and the following hormonal therapy. Endometriosis of the urinary tract can happen even in postmenopausal women.\nReferences\nStewart WW, Ireland GW (1977) Vesical endometriosis in a postmenopausal woman. J Urol 118(3):480–481\nPastor-Navarro H, Gimenez-Bachs JM, Donate-Moreno MJ, Pastor-Guzman JM, Ruiz-Mondejar R, Atienzar-Tobarra M et al (2007) Update on the diagnosis and treatment of bladder endometriosis. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 18(8):949–954\nSkor AB, Warren MM, Mueller EO (1977) Endometriosis of bladder. Urology 9(6):689–692\nNeahat CH, Malik S, Osias J et al (2002) Laparoscopic management of 15 patients infiltrating endometriosis of the bladder and a case of primary intravesical endometrioid adenosarcoma. Fertil Steril 78(4):872–875\nSwiersz LM (2001) Role of endometriosis in cancer and tumor development. Ann NY Acad Sci 955:281–292\nConflicts of interest\nNone.\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nCorresponding author\nRights and permissions\nAbout this article\nCite this article\nMaeda, T., Uchida, Y. & Nakajima, F. Vesical endometriosis following the menopause. Int Urogynecol J 20, 1515–1517 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-009-0925-7\nReceived:\nAccepted:\nPublished:\nIssue date:\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-009-0925-7","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}