Vesical endometriosis following the menopause

Takahiro Maeda, Yasumitsu Uchida, Fumio Nakajima
International urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction · 2009 · vol. 20(12) , pp. 1515–1517 · doi:10.1007/s00192-009-0925-7 · PMID:19533008 · W2075516020
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This case report describes vesical endometriosis occurring in a 65-year-old postmenopausal woman treated surgically and hormonally.

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The paper reports a rare case of vesical (bladder) endometriosis in a 65-year-old postmenopausal woman who had undergone abdominal hysterectomy 34 years earlier and had not used exogenous estrogens. The authors describe normal hormone levels for a castrated female and report treatment consisting of transurethral resection followed by subsequent hormonal therapy. A key point emphasized is that urinary tract endometriosis can occur even after menopause, with the main limitation being that this is a single case report. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it specifically documents vesical endometriosis occurring after menopause.

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We report a rare case of vesical endometriosis in a 65-year-old postmenopausal woman. An abdominal hysterectomy had been performed 34 years previously, and exogenous estrogens had not been administered. The hormone levels were normal for a castrated female subject. The patient was treated surgically with transurethral resection and the following hormonal therapy. Endometriosis of the urinary tract can happen even in postmenopausal women.

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endometriosisbladder_endometriosis

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Endometriosis Postmenopause Urinary Bladder Urinary Bladder Diseases Aged Endometriosis Female Humans Urinary Bladder Urinary Bladder Diseases

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