{"paper_id":"435f9b8a-d3a8-4011-9254-c63c1db1bee0","body_text":"Abstract\nA 55-year-old woman referred to Radiology Department, with abdominal mass and chronic indefinite and vague abdominal pain, most severe in right hypochondrium and accentuated during menstruation. A history of two cesarean sections was revealed. The patient underwent an ultrasound and Computed Tomography with intravenous contrast media revealing the presence of gallbladder and abdominal wall hyperenhancing masses. Finally, Magnetic Resonance study with intravenous administration of paramagnetic contrast media confirmed the involvement of gallbladder by a solid tissue and the presence of a solid nodule on the abdominal wall. Considering imaging features and the contrast enhancement of the nodules, the patient was sent to surgery. Surgical removal of both gallbladder and abdominal solid implant was performed and histology confirmed the diagnosis of gallbladder and abdominal wall endometriosis.\nReferences\nPatterson GK, Winburn GB (1999) Abdominal wall endometriomas: report of eight cases. Am Surg 65:36–39\nHensen JH, Van Breda Vriesman AC, Puylaert JB (2006) Abdominal wall endometriosis: clinical presentation and imaging features with emphasis on sonography. Am J Roentgenol 186(3):616–620\nWoodward PJ, Sohaey R, Mezzetti TPJ (2001) Endometriosis: radiologic-pathologic correlation. Radiographics 21(1):193–216\nJubanyik KJ, Comite F (1997) Extrapelvic endometriosis. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 24(2):411–440\nKoger KE, Shatney CH, Hodge K, McClenathan JH (1993) Surgical scar endometrioma. Surg Gynecol Obstet 177:243–246\nSeydel AS, Sickel JZ, Warner ED, Sax HC (1996) Extrapelvic endometriosis: diagnosis and treatment. Am J Surg 171:239–241\nDwivedi AJ, Agrawal SN, Silva YJ (2002) Abdominal wall endometriomas. Dig Dis Sci 47:456–461\nSaadat-Gilani K, Bechmann L, Frilling A, Gerken G, Canbay A (2007) Gallbladder endometriosis as a cause of occult bleeding. World J Gastroenterol 13(33):4517–4519\nSaldaña DG, de Acosta DA, Alemán HP, Gebrehiwot D, Torres E (2010) Gallbladder endometrioma associated with obstructive jaundice and a serous ovarian cystic adenoma. South Med J 103(12):1250–1252\nBlanco RG, Parithivel VS, Shah AK, et al. (2003) Abdominal wall endometriomas. Am J Surg 185:596–598\nGiannella L, La Marca A, Ternelli G, Menozzi G (2010) Rectus abdominis muscle endometriosis: case report and review of the literature. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 36(4):902–906\nOlive DL, Schwartz LB (1993) Endometriosis. N Engl J Med 328:1759–1769\nBalleyguier C, Chapron C, Chopin N, Hélénon O, Menu Y (2003) Abdominal wall and surgical scar endometriosis: results of magnetic resonance imaging. Gynecol Obstet Invest 55(4):220–224\nNissotakis C, Zouros E, Revelos K, Sakorafas GH (2010) Abdominal wall endometrioma: a case report and review of the literature. AORN J 91(6):730–742\nWoodward PJ, Sohaey R, Mezzetti TP Jr (2001) Endometriosis: radiologic-pathologic correlation. Radiographics 21(1):193–216\nTongdee R, Maroongroge P, Suthikeree W (2011) The value of MDCT scans in differentiation between benign and malignant gallbladder wall thickening. J Med Assoc Thai 94(5):592–600\nDel Frate C, Girometti R, Pittino M, et al. (2006) Deep retroperitoneal pelvic endometriosis: MR imaging appearance with laparoscopic correlation. Radiographics 26(6):1705–1718\nChoudhary S, Fasih N, Papadatos D, Surabhi VR (2009) Unusual imaging appearances of endometriosis. AJR Am J Roentgenol 192(6):1632–1644\nBazot M, Gasner A, Lafont C, Ballester M, Daraï E (2011) Deep pelvic endometriosis: limited additional diagnostic value of postcontrast in comparison with conventional MR images. Eur J Radiol 80(3):e331–e339\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nCorresponding author\nRights and permissions\nAbout this article\nCite this article\nIafrate, F., Ciolina, M., Iannitti, M. et al. Gallbladder and muscular endometriosis: a case report. Abdom Imaging 38, 120–124 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-012-9879-1\nPublished:\nIssue date:\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-012-9879-1","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}