Abdominal wall endometriosis following hypertonic saline abortion
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A case report describes endometriosis occurring in the lower abdominal wall of a woman seven years after a transabdominal hypertonic saline abortion procedure.
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CUTANEOUS endometriosis is usually an easily detectable and treatable disease with a favorable prognosis. Although the lesion may occur in skin and subcutaneous tissue not violated by a surgical incision, there are numerous reports of endometriosis in operative scars. The following case illustrates the occurrence of endometriosis in the lower abdominal wall, following transabdominal hypertonic saline instillation into the uterus of a pregnant woman for elective abortion. Report of a Case A 28-year-old woman was referred to the University of California at Los Angeles Hospital surgical service for investigation of a firm mass in the lower midline abdominal wall. The patient first noted the mass seven years previously, three months after she had undergone a transabdominal hypertonic saline injection to induce abortion of a 20-week gestation. The operative record at the time of that abortion reported the use of an 18-gauge needle with stylet, penetrating the abdomen in the lower
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- Rektus Abdominus Kasinda Endometriozis: Olgu sunumu 2008
- ENDOMETRIOSIS PERINEAL MALIGNIZADA 2007
- Rectus abdominis endometrioma 1999
- Abdominal wall endometriosis resulting from attempted transabdominal intra-amniotic injection for middle trimester abortion 1995
- Abdominal wall endometriosis: sonographic diagnosis 1995
- Incisional endometrioma involving the rectus abdominis muscle and subcutaneous tissues: CT appearance 1993
- Cesarean section scar endometriosis 1993
- The aetiology and pathogenesis of endometriosis 1992
- Endometriosis, Lesions of the Secondary Müllerian System, and Pelvic Mesothelial Proliferations 1987
- Paraumbilical endometriosis in a Nigerian woman 1985
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