{"paper_id":"56552c99-86c8-4d2e-82cb-aacc58a1e782","body_text":"Abstract\nEndometriosis is a common gynecologic condition and has been described in several locations, mostly in the pelvis. Extragenital endometriosis may appear as a painful nodule evoking an inguinal hernia. Scar endometriosis after inguinal hernia repair seems to be a rare occurrence. We report an unusual case of a 28-year-old woman who developed a scar endometriosis 2 years after an inguinal hernia repair. This case highlights that the presence of a painless inguinal mass similar to a recurrent hernia, with possible swelling related to the menstrual cycle, may evoke endometriosis, especially after a previous hernia repair and should lead to prompt diagnosis, wide excision, and gynecological advice.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences\nSingh KK, Lessells AM, Adam DJ, Jordan C, Miles WF, Macintyre IM, Greig JD (1995) Presentations of endometriosis to general surgeon: a 10 year experience. Br J Surg 82:1349–1351\nKing WLM (1979) Metastatic endometriosis in abdominal scars. Can J Surg 22:579\nMajestic J (2001) Scar endometriosis manifested as a recurrent inguinal hernia. South Med J 94:247–248\nBlanco RG, Parithivel VS, Shah AK, Gumbs MA, Schein M, Gerst PH (2003) Abdominal wall endometriomas. Am J Surg 185:596–598\nSataloff DM, LaVorgna KA, McFarland MM (1989) Extrapelvic endometriosis presenting as a hernia: clinical reports and review of the literature. Surgery 105:109–112\nPicod G, Boulanger L, Bounoua F, Leduc F, Duval G (2006) Abdominal wall endometriosis after caesarean section: report of fifteen cases. Gynecol Obstet Fertil 34:8–13\nSeydel AS, Sickel JZ, Warner ED, Sax HC (1996) Extrapelvic endometriosis: diagnosis and treatment. Am J Surg 177:239–241\nChatterjee SK (1980) Scar endometriosis: a clinicopathologic study of 17 cases. Obstet Gynecol 56:81–84\nRani PR, Soundararaghavan S, Rajaram P (1991) Endometriosis in abdominal scars-review of 27 cases. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 36:215–218\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nCorresponding author\nRights and permissions\nAbout this article\nCite this article\nDucarme, G., Uzan, M. & Poncelet, C. Endometriosis mimicking hernia recurrence. Hernia 11, 175–177 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-006-0159-2\nReceived:\nAccepted:\nPublished:\nIssue date:\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-006-0159-2","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}