Endometriosis of the anterior abdominal wall: ultrasound imaging data

Э. В. Комличенко, I. G. Tsnobiladze, В. И. Цибизова, Igor Govorov, A. V. Malushko, А. Г. Солопова, В. О. Бицадзе, I. V. Khamani
In: Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproduction · 2021 · vol. 15(2) , pp. 201–207 · doi:10.17749/2313-7347/ob.gyn.rep.2021.224 · W3158212946
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Ultrasound effectively diagnosed anterior abdominal wall endometriosis localized in the rectus abdominis muscle in a patient with a history of surgery.

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This paper presents a case report describing anterior abdominal wall endometriosis localized to the rectus abdominis muscle in the umbilical region, occurring after prior surgery, with diagnosis supported by ultrasound and confirmed by morphological examination of an excised specimen. The authors frame the condition as rare and diagnostically challenging due to nonspecific clinical features such as cyclical pain in the anterior abdominal wall, noting that a thickened area may be observed on clinical examination. A key finding is that ultrasound was used as a “simple, economical, and reliable” method to identify the lesion and guide confirmation via excision, though the report is limited to a single patient and provides no broader imaging dataset. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — anterior abdominal wall (rectus abdominis) endometriosis with ultrasound imaging findings.

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Endometriosis of the anterior abdominal wall is a rare disease comprising 0.3–3.5 %. In turn, its diagnosis is quite challenging due to the nonspecific picture, including pain in the anterior abdominal wall during menstruation. Upon clinical examination, a thickened area may be observed in the anterior abdominal wall, usually in the area of tissue involved in surgery. Ultrasound examination is a simple, economical, and reliable method of choice to diagnose extragenital endometriosis. Here we describe a case report of the patient after surgery of anterior abdominal endometriosis localized in the rectus abdominis muscle in the umbilical region and confirmed by ultrasound test and morphological examination of excised macroscopic sample.
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Endometriosis of the anterior abdominal wall is a rare disease comprising 0.3–3.5 %. In turn, its diagnosis is quite challenging due to the nonspecific picture, including pain in the anterior abdominal wall during menstruation. Upon clinical examination, a thickened area may be observed in the anterior abdominal wall, usually in the area of tissue involved in surgery. Ultrasound examination is a simple, economical, and reliable method of choice to diagnose extragenital endometriosis. Here we describe a case report of the patient after surgery of anterior abdominal endometriosis localized in the rectus abdominis muscle in the umbilical region and confirmed by ultrasound test and morphological examination of excised macroscopic sample. About the Authors E. V. KomlichenkoRussian Federation Eduard V. Komlichenko – MD, Dr Sci Med, Deputy Director of the Institute of Perinatology and Pediatrics Researcher ID: N-5315-2015 2 Akkuratova Str., Saint Petersburg 197341 Ia G. Tsnobiladze Russian Federation Ia G. Tsnobiladze – MD, Obstetrician-Gynecologist 2 Akkuratova Str., Saint Petersburg 197341 V. I. Tsibizova Russian Federation Valentina I. Tsibizova – MD, Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Research Laboratory of Operative Gynecology, Institute of Perinatology and Pediatrics; Physician, Department of Functional and Ultrasound Diagnostics 2 Akkuratova Str., Saint Petersburg 197341 I. E. Govorov Russian Federation Igor E. Govorov – MD, PhD, Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine, Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Research Laboratory of Operative Gynecology, Institute of Perinatology and Pediatrics Researcher ID: P-1257-2015 2 Akkuratova Str., Saint Petersburg 197341 A. V. Malushko Russian Federation Anton V. Malushko – MD, Obstetrician-Gynecologist 2 Akkuratova Str., Saint Petersburg 197341 A. G. Solopova Russian Federation Antonina G. Solopova – MD, Dr Sci Med, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Filatov Clinical Institute of Children's Health Scopus Author ID: 6505479504. Researcher ID: Q-1385-2015. 2 bldg. 4, Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Str., Moscow 119991 V. O. Bitsadze Russian Federation Viktoria O. Bitsadze – MD, Dr Sci Med, Professor of RAS, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Filatov Clinical Institute of Children’s Health Scopus Author ID: 6506003478. Researcher ID: F-8409-2017. 2 bldg. 4, Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Str., Moscow 119991 I. V. Khamani Russian Federation Inessa V. Khamani – MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Filatov Clinical Institute of Children’s Health 2 bldg. 4, Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Str., Moscow 119991

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