Isolated endometriosis in an inguinal hernia
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This paper describes a rare case of endometriosis found within an inguinal hernia sac.
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Presented is the case of a patient with inguinal endometriosis adjacent to a hernia sac in whom laparoscopy revealed no evidence of pelvic endometriosis.
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- A Groin Lump – Canal of Nuck ‘Endometriocele’: Case Report 2012
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- Radical excision of inguinal endometriosis 2007
- Nodular adenomyosis of the uterus causing severe groin pain 2006
- Endometrioma en pared abdominal: informe de cuatro pacientes 2002
- Inguinal endometriosis or irreducible hernia? A difficult preoperative diagnosis 2001
- Abdominal wall endometriosis in absence of previous surgery 1999
- Endometriosis: presentation to general surgeons 1999
- Extrapelvic endometriosis 1999
- Endometriosis in an inguinal hernia 1997
- Endometriosis of the extraperitoneal portion of the round ligament: US and CT findings 1996
- Extrapelvic endometriosis: diagnosis and treatment 1996
- Clear cell carcinoma of the inguinal region arising from endometriosis 1991
- Endometriosis, Lesions of the Secondary Müllerian System, and Pelvic Mesothelial Proliferations 1987
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