Two Cases of Endometriosis at the Subcutaneous Tissue of the Abdominal Scar after Cesarean Section.
- Author:
Tae Seon PARK
1
;
In Seok HER
;
Hyo Won LEE
;
Yoon Young JO
;
Jong Bae PARK
;
Haeng Ji KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul Adventist Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Endometriosis;
Surgical scar;
Cesarean section
- MeSH:
Abdominal Wall;
Cesarean Section*;
Cicatrix*;
Endometriosis*;
Episiotomy;
Extremities;
Female;
Gallbladder;
Hysterotomy;
Kidney;
Lung;
Peritoneum;
Pleura;
Pregnancy;
Skin;
Stomach;
Subcutaneous Tissue*;
Viscera
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2004;47(4):752-758
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
