Perineal endometriosis

E Salamalekis, Salamalekis E, T X Vasiliadis, Vasiliadis TX, P Kairi, Kairi P, P A Zourlas, Zourlas PA
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics · 1990 · vol. 31(1) , pp. 75–80 · doi:10.1016/0020-7292(90)90186-o · PMID:1968023 · W4253704282
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This report details four cases of perineal endometriosis arising in episiotomy scars, where surgical management resulted in no recurrences over 2-5 years of follow-up.

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Abstract

Four patients who developed endometriosis at the episiotomy scar are reported. The latent period varied from 6 months to 10 years before the onset of symptoms. Three of them experienced cyclic pain at the site of the lesion during their menses and one patient had bloody discharge from the scar during menstruation. All patients were managed surgically and no one had recurrence during the follow-up period which ranged from 2 to 5 years. The pathogenesis of endometriosis is discussed as a clinical entity; the literature is also reviewed.

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endometriosis

MeSH descriptors

Endometriosis Episiotomy Perineum Perineum Adult Adult Cicatrix Cicatrix Cicatrix Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Episiotomy Episiotomy Female Female Humans Humans Time Factors Time Factors

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