Abdominal Wall Endometriosis on the Right Port Site After Laparoscopy: Case Report and Literature Review.

Cozzolino M, Mauro Cozzolino, Magnolfi S, Stefania Magnolfi, Serena Corioni, Corioni S, Daniela Moncini, Moncini D, Mattei A, Alberto Mattei
Ochsner journal · 2015 · vol. 15(3) , pp. 251–5 · PMID:26412997 · PMC4569157 · W2186585879
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This case report details abdominal wall endometriosis at a trocar port site following laparoscopy and reviews existing literature on this rare extrapelvic manifestation.

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BACKGROUND: Endometriosis can be intrapelvic or, rarely, extrapelvic. Endometriosis involving the rectus abdominis muscle on the trocar port site is a rare event; until now, only 16 cases have been reported in the literature. The majority of cases were associated with previous abdominal surgery such as diagnostic laparoscopy, cyst excision, appendectomy, myomectomy, or cholecystectomy. We review all the reported cases of this unusual form of extrapelvic endometriosis. CASE REPORT: We report a new case of abdominal wall endometriosis at the trocar port site in the rectus abdominis muscle in a woman who had undergone 2 laparoscopies for endometriosis in the 3 years before coming to our attention. The diagnosis was made by sonography. We performed a surgical resection of the lesion with a free macroscopic margin of 5-10 mm. CONCLUSION: Endometriosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any abdominal swelling. In our experience, surgery is the treatment of choice.

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