Caesarean Scar Endometriosis: What protocols should surgeons follow?

Madhu Bala Sharma, Shaista Farooque, Yasmeen Nawaz, Ammar Saleem
In: JMMC · 2019 · vol. 9(2) , pp. 85–86 · doi:10.62118/jmmc.v9i2.90 · W2971707200
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This paper discusses the incidence, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Caesarean scar endometriosis, a rare condition involving endometrial tissue outside the uterus.

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This case report describes a patient presenting with Caesarean Scar Endometriosis, a rare condition characterized by the presence of functional endometrial glands and stroma within the skin and subcutaneous tissues of a previous surgical scar. The authors discuss the incidence, pathogenesis, diagnostic challenges, and treatment options for this specific manifestation of ectopic endometrial tissue while emphasizing preventive measures during caesarean sections. The paper highlights the difficulty in diagnosing CSE due to its rarity and atypical presentation outside the pelvic cavity. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically focusing on the diagnosis and management of Caesarean Scar Endometriosis.

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Endometriosis is defined as presence of functional endometrial glands and stroma outside uterine cavity. Caesarean Scar Endometriosis (CSE) is a rare condition and is difficult to diagnose. We are reporting a case of CSE involving skin and subcutaneous tissues. The incidence pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and preventive measures are discussed. Key Words: Endometriosis, Scar, Caesarean Section.
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Caesarean Scar Endometriosis: What protocols should surgeons follow? Main Article Content Abstract Endometriosis is defined as presence of functional endometrial glands and stroma outside uterine cavity. Caesarean Scar Endometriosis (CSE) is a rare condition and is difficult to diagnose. We are reporting a case of CSE involving skin and subcutaneous tissues. The incidence pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and preventive measures are discussed. Key Words: Endometriosis, Scar, Caesarean Section. Downloads Article Details Journal of Muhammad Medical College (J Muhammad Med Coll) belief that all researches are basically conducted for the benefit of humanity. Research is the product of an investment by society and consequently its fruits should be returned in a transparent fashion to all humankind without any discrimination. Journal of Muhammad Medical College is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to users or / institution. When used non-commercially all users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to full text articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or author as long as original author(s) are acknowledged. Journal of Muhammad Medical College operate under Creative Common License CC-BY-SA that allow reproduction of articles free of charge, for non-commercial use only and with the appropriate citation information. All authors publishing with Journal of Muhammad Medical College accept these as the terms of publication. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

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