O Kaplan

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus · active 1995-1996

Study types

  • article 1
  • case-report 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
  • endometrioma 1
article 1996
Endometriosis in abdominal scars: a diagnostic pitfall.
The American surgeon

Endometriosis is ectopic endometrial tissue that responds to hormonal stimulation and is found in 8 to 15 per cent of all menstruating women. Endometrioma in a surgical scar is rare and appears in 0.1 per cent of women who have undergone ce…

case-report 1995
[Abdominal wall endometriosis imitating incisional hernia]
Harefuah

Pain and swelling in abdominal wall scars that become more severe on coughing and straining, are typical symptoms of postoperative ventral hernias. Other abdominal wall lesions, such as hematomas, granulomas and neoplasms, can evoke similar…