Abdominal Wall Endometriosis Following Laparoscopic Endometrioma Surgery: a Case Report

Authors : Aytekin TOKMAK, Ebru ERSOY, Ümit TAŞDEMİR, Aylin KALINBAÇOĞLU

Pages : 55-57

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Publication Date : 2015-03-01

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Endometriosis is deŞned as the presence of ectopic, functioning endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. It is a common gynecological condition which is frequently located within the pelvis, but it can even be found in the lung, bowel, ureter and abdominal wall, etc. The expression ‘abdominal wall endometriosis AWE ’ is used to indicate the presence of ectopic endometrium located far from the peritoneum, embedded in the subcutaneous fatty tissue and the abdominal wall muscle layers. AWE is a rare entity and occasionally presented to general surgeons as a lump in the abdomen. It can pose a diagnostic dilemma and should be in the differential diagnosis of lumps in the abdomen in females. Diagnosis is usually made following histological examination. This is a case report of abdominal wall endometriosis following laparoscopic endometrioma surgery
Keywords : abdominal wall, endometriosis, endometrioma, laparoscopy