{"paper_id":"c71b892c-f7b2-4884-9717-e6178836e079","body_text":"Scar endometriosis following caesarean section: a rare case report\nDOI:\nhttps://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20150119Keywords:\nScar endometriosis, Caesarean sectionAbstract\nEndometriosis is presence of functioning endometrial tissue (glands and stroma) outside the uterine cavity. Endometriosis can sometimes occur in previous surgical scar. Scar endometriosis is rare and difficult to diagnose. It mostly follows obstetrical and gynaecological surgeries. We present here a case report of a patient who developed scar endometriosis following a caesarean section which was dealt adequately in the subsequent caesarean section.Metrics\nReferences\nWolf G, Singh K. Cesarean scar endometriosis: a review. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 1989;44:89-95.\nBazot M, Darai E, Hourani R, Thomassin I, Cortez A, Uzan S, et al. Deep pelvic endometriosis: MR imaging for diagnosis and prediction of extension of disease. Radiology. 2004;232:379-89.\nPadmanabhan LD, Mhaskar R, Mhaskar A. Scar endometriosis. J Obstet Gynaecol India. 2003;53:59-61.\nChatterjee SK. Scar endometriosis: a clinicopathological study of 17 cases. Obstet Gynecol. 1980;56:81-4.\nRawson JM. Prevalence of endometriosis in asymptomatic women. J Reprod Med. 1991;36:513-5.\nMarkham SM, Carpenter SE, Rock JA. Extra pelvic endometriosis. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 1989;16:193-219.\nChatterjee SK. Scar endometriosis: a clinicopathological study of 17 cases. Obstet Gynecol. 1980;56:81-4.","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}