Yeungnam Univ J Med.  2007 Jun;24(1):91-96.

Two Cases of Extrapelvic endometriosis following Laparoscopy-assisted vaginal hysterectomy and Cesarean section

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. thlee@med.yu.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea.

Abstract

Extrapelvic endometriosis is a rare disease. The majority of extrapelvic endometriosis cases involve scar tissue following obstetric and gynecologic procedures. We have treated two cases of extrapelvic incisional endometriosis. A 39 year old female patient with cyclic vaginal spotting after laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy due to uterine myoma and a 35 year old female patient with a painful palpable abdominal mass after cesarean section. Both underwent complete excision and were proven to have endometriosis by pathology. Here we report on both cases and review the medical literatures.

Keyword

Extrapelvic endometriosis; Laparoscopy-assisted vaginal hysterectomy; Cesarean section

MeSH Terms

Adult
Cesarean Section*
Cicatrix
Endometriosis*
Female
Humans
Hysterectomy, Vaginal*
Leiomyoma
Metrorrhagia
Pathology
Pregnancy
Rare Diseases
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