Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  2004 Apr;47(4):752-758.

Two Cases of Endometriosis at the Subcutaneous Tissue of the Abdominal Scar after Cesarean Section

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  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul Adventist Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Pathology, Seoul Adventist Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Endometriosis is generally confined to the pelvic viscera and the peritoneum, but it can proliferate in other areas like pleura, skin, extremities, lung, gallbladder, stomach, kidney and surgical scar. Scar endometriosis usually occurs in the surgical scar of previous cesarean sections, hysterotomy and episiotomy. The occurrence of endometrioma in cesarean scar is an infrequent event, usually presenting as a tender abdominal wall mass. We report two cases of abdominal wall endometrioma after cesarean section, which is presented with a brief review of the literature.

Keyword

Endometriosis; Surgical scar; Cesarean section

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Wall
Cesarean Section*
Cicatrix*
Endometriosis*
Episiotomy
Extremities
Female
Gallbladder
Hysterotomy
Kidney
Lung
Peritoneum
Pleura
Pregnancy
Skin
Stomach
Subcutaneous Tissue*
Viscera
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