Endometriose em cicatriz cirúrgica: uma série de 42 pacientes Surgical scar endometriosis: a series of 42 patients

In: Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Vol 33, Iss 3, Pp 123-127 (2011) · 2011 · doi:10.1590/s0100-72032011000300004 · W4387473632
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This study of 42 patients found surgical scar endometriosis, primarily in cesarean scars, presented as painful nodules and was effectively treated with complete nodule resection with low recurrence.

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This retrospective descriptive study used medical record review from a single institution to evaluate the frequency and clinical presentation of 42 patients diagnosed with incisional (surgical scar) endometriosis between November 1990 and September 2003, collecting age, parity, surgical history (obstetric procedures, including cesarean sections), symptoms, lesion location, initial diagnosis, treatment, and recurrence. Most cases involved prior cesarean scar (37/42), with additional cases in episiotomy scars (3/42) and in an area involving bladder in a hysterography-related adhesion context (2/42); the most common complaint was painful nodulation with perimenstrual pain reported in 40%, and in 57% ultrasonography confirmed clinical assessment. The authors report treatment with complete resection and recurrence in only two cases. The study’s explicit limitation is that it is retrospective and descriptive, based on chart review. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically endometriosis occurring in surgical scars (in particular cesarean scar endometriosis).

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OBJETIVO: avaliar a frequência e o quadro clínico de pacientes com endometriose incisional. MÉTODOS: estudo retrospectivo descritivo a partir da revisão de prontuários de pacientes submetidas à ressecção de nódulos em cicatriz cirúrgica na Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, no período de novembro de 1990 a setembro de 2003. A idade, a paridade, o número de cesáreas, os sintomas, a localização do tumor, o diagnóstico inicial, o tratamento e a recorrência foram relatados e analisados. Os resultados foram representados por porcentagem, média e desvio padrão. RESULTADOS: foram encontrados 42 pacientes com diagnóstico de endometriose em cicatriz. Dos 42 casos, 37 eram de endometriose em cicatriz de cesárea; 3 casos em episiotomia e 2 casos em ápice vesical aderido à histerorrafia. A média de idade das pacientes foi de 32,4 anos com desvio padrão de ±6,2 anos. Todas tinham como antecedente cirúrgico exclusivo o parto, e a queixa principal foi nodulação com dor perimenstrual em 40% dos casos. Em 57% das pacientes, a avaliação clínica foi complementada pelo exame de ultrassonografia pélvica ou transvaginal. As pacientes foram tratadas com ressecção completa do nódulo e a recidiva ocorreu em apenas dois casos. CONCLUSÃO: a endometriose em cicatriz cirúrgica é incomum; entretanto, tem diagnóstico inicial fácil se o quadro clínico for conhecido. O tratamento eficaz é cirúrgico.PURPOSE: to evaluate the frequency and clinical picture of patients with incisional endometriosis. METHODS: retrospective descriptive study performed from the medical records of patients that underwent nodules resection in the surgical scar at Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, from November 1990 to September 2003. The age, parity, number of cesarean sections, symptoms, tumor location, initial diagnosis, treatment, and recurrences were surveyed and analyzed. The results were reported as percentage, mean, and standard deviation. RESULTS: we found 42 patients that were diagnosed with scar endometriosis. From these 42 cases, 37 were of endometriosis on cesarean section scar; 3 cases of episiotomies and 2 cases on bladder in scar of hysterography. The mean age of the patients was 32.4 years old, standard deviation of ±6.2 years. All of them had previous obstetric surgery, and the main complaint was nodulation with perimenstrual pain in 40% of the cases. In 57% of the patients, the clinical evaluation was confirmed by pelvic or transvaginal ultrasonography. Patients were treated with total resection, and recurrence occurred in only two cases. CONCLUSION: scar surgical endometriosis is uncommon; however, the clinical diagnosis is easy when the signs and symptoms are known. The effective treatment is surgical resection.

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