Omental Incarceration over Twenty Years Presenting as a Hyperechoic Endometrial Mass in a Postmenopausal Woman
- Author:
Gina NAM
1
;
Sa Ra LEE
;
Yu Ra KO
;
Gwang Jun KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:BRIEF COMMUNICATION
- From:Journal of Menopausal Medicine 2021;27(1):46-48
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- 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.
