Clinical manifestations of abdominal wall endometriosis: a single center experience

Jeonghyun Kang, Jeong‐Heum Baek, Jeong-Heum Baek, Won-Suk Lee, Won‐Suk Lee, Tae Ho Cho, Jung Nam Lee, Woon Kee Lee, Min Chung
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2012 · vol. 287(2) , pp. 301–305 · doi:10.1007/s00404-012-2565-2 · PMID:23001365 · W2064438909
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This retrospective study investigated 37 women treated for abdominal wall endometriosis, finding palpable mass and pain to be the most common symptoms, and wide excision with adequate preoperative estimation as essential for treatment.

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This single-center retrospective study examined clinical manifestations and treatment outcomes in 37 women diagnosed with abdominal wall endometriosis at Gil Medical Center between 2002 and 2010. Most patients reported an initial palpable abdominal wall mass (97.2%), and about half had cyclic or spontaneous pain; the time from prior pelvic surgery to symptom onset had a median of 30 months. Preoperative diagnosis was correct in 68.9% of patients assessed, with abdominal ultrasound accuracy of 80%, and all patients were treated with wide excision, with one recurrence occurring 34 months postoperatively. The paper does not explicitly discuss endometriosis beyond its specific focus on abdominal wall endometriosis, which is a manifestation within the broader endometriosis spectrum, and thereby is centrally about endometriosis — specifically characterizing abdominal wall endometriosis clinical presentations and outcomes after prior pelvic surgery.

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mesh:D004715endometriosis

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Abdominal Wall Abdominal Wall Abdominal Wall Abdominal Wall Endometriosis Postoperative Complications Adult Cesarean Section Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Middle Aged Postoperative Complications Postoperative Complications Retrospective Studies Treatment Outcome Ultrasonography

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