Renal and Diaphragmatic Endometriosis De Novo Associated With Hormone Replacement Therapy

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This paper reports the first case of de novo renal and diaphragmatic endometriosis occurring in a patient with prior oophorectomy, with hormone replacement therapy implicated as the cause.

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Abstract

Endometriosis involving the kidneys is rare. To our knowledge we report the first case in which kidney involvement was the initial manifestation of this condition. Because of previous bilateral oophorectomy the diagnosis of endometriosis was improbable. Hormone replacement therapy was implicated in the etiology.

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endometriosisthoracic_endometriosis

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Diaphragm Endometriosis Estrogen Replacement Therapy Kidney Diseases Adult Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Estrogen Replacement Therapy Female Humans Kidney Diseases Kidney Diseases Kidney Diseases Muscular Diseases Muscular Diseases Muscular Diseases

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