{"paper_id":"68c328e2-c9e8-445c-b21b-7ddf2be5f65a","body_text":"Abstract\nIntroduction\nExtrapelvic endometriosis is a rarely seen condition and it is occasionally presented to the general surgeons. It is often diagnosed incidentally.\nCase report\nIn this report we presented three cases of inguinal endometriosis all of which were thought to be inguinal hernia preoperatively. They were diagnosed during the operation for inguinal hernia repair and treated with simple excision of the lesions with a part of the round ligament.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences\nCandiani GB, Vercellini P, Fedele L, Vendola N, Carinelli S, Scaglione V (1991) Inguinal endometriosis: pathogenetic and clinical implications. Obstet Gynecol 78:191–194\nJubanyik KJ, Comite F (1997) Extrapelvic endometriosis. Obstet Gynecol Clin 24:411–440\nKelemen PR (2002) Extrapelvic retroperitoneal endometrioma. Am J Surg 184:52–53\nKhetan N, Torkington J, Watkin A, Jamison MH, Humphreys WV (1999) Endometriosis: presentation to general surgeons. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 81:255–259\nMarkham SM, Carpenter SE, Rock JA (1989) Extrapelvic endometriosis. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 16:193–219\nMiranda L, Settembre A, Capasso P, Piccolboni D, de Rosa N, Corcione F (2001) Inguinal endometriosis or irreducible hernia? A difficult preoperative diagnosis. Hernia 5:47–49\nSingh KK, Lessels AM, Adam DJ, Jordan C, Miles WF, Macintyre IM, Greig JD (1995) Presentation of endometriosis to general surgeons: a 10-year experience. Br J Surg 82:1349–1351\nWalter AJ, Hentz JG, Magtibay PM, Cornella JL, Magrina JF (2001) Endometriosis: correlation between histologic and visual findings at laparoscopy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 184:1407–1413\nZollner U, Girschick G, Steck T, Dietl J (2003) Umbilical endometriosis without previous pelvic surgery: case report. Arch Gynecol Obstet 267:258–260\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nCorresponding author\nRights and permissions\nAbout this article\nCite this article\nKapan, M., Kapan, S., Durgun, A.V. et al. Inguinal endometriosis. Arch Gynecol Obstet 271, 76–78 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-004-0624-z\nReceived:\nAccepted:\nPublished:\nIssue date:\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-004-0624-z","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}