Endometrioma of the abdominal wall masquerading as hernia

Applebaum GD; Geoffrey D. Applebaum; Iwanczyk L; Lukasz Iwanczyk; Balingit PB; Peter B. Balingit

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2004.08.005

Endometrioma of the abdominal wall masquerading as hernia

Applebaum GD, Geoffrey D. Applebaum, Iwanczyk L, Lukasz Iwanczyk, Balingit PB, Peter B. Balingit

The American journal of emergency medicine · 2004 · vol. 22(7) , pp. 621–622 · doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2004.08.005 · PMID:15666276 · W1976763764

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This case report describes an abdominal wall endometrioma that presented with symptoms mimicking a hernia, highlighting the importance of considering ectopic endometrial tissue in differential diagnoses for abdominal masses.

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endometriosisendometrioma

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Abdominal Wall Endometriosis Hernia, Abdominal Abdominal Wall Abdominal Wall Adult Adult Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, Differential Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Female Hernia, Abdominal Hernia, Abdominal Humans Humans

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[1] Endometriosis in abdominal scars: a diagnostic pitfall via openalex

[2] Extrapelvic endometriosis presenting as a hernia: clinical reports and review of the literature via openalex

[3] Rectus abdominis endometrioma via openalex

[4] Scar endometriosis manifested as a recurrent inguinal hernia via openalex

[5] Scar Endometriosis Manifested as a Recurrent Inguinal Hernia via openalex

[6] W6808317940 via openalex

[7] doi:10.1016/0002-9378(83)90979-1 via openalex

[8] doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(03)00072-2 via openalex

[9] doi:10.7326/0003-4819-99-3-427_2 via openalex

[10] doi:10.1002/bjs.1800720127 via openalex

[11] doi:10.1159/000070392 via openalex

[12] doi:10.1016/s0025-6196(12)61267-1 via openalex

[13] W2150247650 via openalex