Abdominal wall endometrioma following cesarean delivery: a case report.

Joshua P Kesterson, Kesterson JP, Tiffany Justice, Justice T, Margarita Terrassa, Terrassa M, Cook C, Christine Cook
The Journal of reproductive medicine · 2008 · vol. 53(11) , pp. 881–2 · PMID:19097524 · W2413891475
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This case report describes a woman with an abdominal wall endometrioma in a cesarean delivery scar, highlighting its consideration in differential diagnoses for painful abdominal masses in women with uterine surgery history.

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BACKGROUND: Rarely, endometriosis occurs in an abdominal wall scar after a cesarean delivery. CASE: This case report summarizes the presentation, diagnosis and treatment of a woman with an abdominal wall endometrioma within a cesarean delivery skin incision scar. CONCLUSION: An abdominal wall endometrioma needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis of any woman of reproductive age presenting with a painful abdominal wall mass and a history of uterine surgery via an abdominal incision.

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endometriosisendometrioma

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Abdominal Wall Cesarean Section Cicatrix Endometriosis Abdominal Wall Cesarean Section Cicatrix Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Pregnancy Young Adult

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