J Menopausal Med.  2021 Apr;27(1):46-48. 10.6118/jmm.21001.

Omental Incarceration over Twenty Years Presenting as a Hyperechoic Endometrial Mass in a Postmenopausal Woman

• Nam G
• Lee SR
• Ko YR
• Kim GJ

• KMID: 2515160
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.6118/jmm.21001

Abstract

Uterine perforation related with dilatation and curettage (D&C) is an uncommon event. Combined complications such as hemorrhage, adjacent organ injury, and omental incarceration may require an emergent surgical treatment. These are usually evident immediately or several days after the D&C, and a delayed presentation of uterine perforation are extremely rare. Herein, we report a rare case of omental incarceration presenting as a hyperechoic endometrial mass in a postmenopausal woman, diagnosed twenty-three years after the D&C. According to this case, when we encounter a hyperechoic endometrial lesion penetrating the uterine wall in women with a history of an intrauterine procedure such as D&C, we need to consider the possibility of an incarcerated omentum.

Keyword

Dilatation and curettage; Omentum; Ultrasonography; Uterine perforation