Endometriosis of Diaphragm: A Case Report.

Mania Kaveh, Kobra Tahermanesh, Abolfazl Mehdizadeh Kashi, Banafsheh Tajbakhsh, Ghazal Mansouri, G Hazal Mansouri, Kambiz Sadegi
International journal of fertility & sterility · 2018 · vol. 12(3) , pp. 263–266 · doi:10.22074/ijfs.2018.5379 · PMID:29935074 · PMC6018178 · W2906340462
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This case report describes an incidentally discovered asymptomatic diaphragmatic endometriosis found during laparoscopy for pelvic endometriosis and details the treatment protocol.

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This paper reports a case of diaphragmatic endometriosis found incidentally during laparoscopy performed for pelvic endometriosis in an asymptomatic patient. It describes endometriosis as the presence of endometrial-type stroma and glands outside the uterus and notes that, less commonly, disease can occur outside the pelvis, including on the diaphragm above the abdominal cavity. The main finding is the incidental discovery of diaphragmatic involvement alongside pelvic disease, with the authors outlining an “appropriately proposed” treatment protocol for that situation. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it presents a case report of endometriosis affecting the diaphragm.

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Endometriosis affects about 10% of women of reproductive age. Its main feature is the presence of stroma and endometrial glands in sites other than the uterus, mainly in pelvis. Pelvic peritoneum, ovaries, uterine ligaments, bladder, intestines, andcul-de-sac are among the affected areas. Sometimes endometriosis can be found outside of the pelvis and even above abdominal cavity, like indiaphragm.Herein, we present a case of an asymptomatic diaphragmatic endometriosis that was discovered incidentally during laparoscopy of pelvic endometriosis, as well as our appropriately proposed treatment protocol.

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