Diaphragmatic Endometriosis: Diagnosis and Surgical Management — A Case Report
article
OA: closed
CC0
⤵ 9 in-corpus citations
AI-generated summary
This case report details the preoperative diagnosis and surgical treatment of a rare instance of bilateral diaphragmatic endometriosis in a woman of reproductive age.
One-sentence paraphrase of the abstract; not a substitute for reading it. No clinical advice. How this works
Abstract
Endometriosis has been observed in 8 to 15% of the women of reproductive age. Occasionally it can be found outside the pelvis, its usual location. Rather exceptionally it is located on the diaphragm. A case report of preoperatively diagnosed bilateral diaphragmatic endometriosis is presented and its surgical treatment will be discussed.
My notes (saved in your browser only)
Condition tags
MeSH descriptors
Citation neighborhood
Papers in the corpus that this work cites (lower rings, blue) and that cite this one (upper rings, green). Dot size scales with the paper's in-corpus citation count — bigger dot = more influential within the endo/adeno field. Click a dot to open that paper. [ expand to 2 hops ] — adds papers reached through this work's immediate citers/citees. Heavier; up to 60 extra dots.
References (9)
- Catamenial Pneumothorax: Report of a Case and Review of the Japanese and non-Japanese Literature via openalex
- Diaphragmatic endometriosis via openalex
- Diaphragmatic endometriosis: CT and MR findings via openalex
- Diaphragmatic endometriosis: diagnosis, surgical management, and long-term results of treatment via openalex
- Effects of Triptorelin Versus Placebo on the Symptoms of Endometriosis via openalex
- Laparoscopic Surgical Management of Diaphragmatic Endometriosis via openalex
- W2395712431 via openalex
- W2419660430 via openalex
- W1977001276 via openalex
Cited by (9)
- A Case of Rectal Endometriosis Misdiagnosed as Rectal Malignancy on Three Colonoscopies and Biopsies Sharing a Combined Literature Review 2024
- A case of rectal endometriosis misdiagnosed as rectal malignancy on three colonoscopies and biopsies sharing a combined literature review 2023
- The Importance of Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Incidental Tension Pneumothorax During Robotic Assisted Video laparoscopy for Treatment of Diaphragmatic Endometriosis: Report of Two Cases 2023
- The importance of early diagnosis and treatment of incidental tension pneumothorax during robotic assisted laparoscopy for diaphragmatic endometriosis: a report of two cases. 2021
- Deep Endometriosis by Location 2018
- Utility of diffusion weighted imaging in diagnosing subdiaphragmatic endometriosis presenting as shoulder pain 2017
- Pericardial, pleural and diaphragmatic endometriosis in association with pelvic peritoneal and bowel endometriosis: a case report and review of the literature. 2012
- Asymmetry in distribution of diaphragmatic endometriotic lesions: evidence in favour of the menstrual reflux theory 2007
- Adrenal endometriosis mimicking adrenal carcinoma 2005
Source provenance
- europepmc
- last seen: 2026-06-11T06:19:48.454388+00:00
- openalex
- last seen: 2026-06-10T17:14:06.276822+00:00
- pubmed
- last seen: 2026-05-13T22:12:44.121522+00:00
- unpaywall
- last seen: 2026-06-02T02:00:03.124865+00:00
License: CC0
· commercial use OK