Abdominal wall endometrioma following cesarean delivery: A case report

Joshua P. Kesterson; Tihany Justice; Margarita Terrassa; Christine Cook

Abdominal wall endometrioma following cesarean delivery: A case report

Joshua P. Kesterson, Tihany Justice, Margarita Terrassa, Christine Cook

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BACKGROUND: Rarely, endometriosis occurs in an abdominal wall scar after a cesarean delivery. CASE: This case report summarizes the presentation, diagnosis and treatment of a woman with an abdominal wall endometrioma within a cesarean delivery skin incision scar. CONCLUSION: An abdominal wall endometrioma needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis of any woman of reproductive age presenting with a painful abdominal wall mass and a history of uterine surgery via an abdominal incision.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	881-882
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Volume	53
Issue number	11
State	Published - Nov 2008

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Reproductive Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Abdominal wall endometrioma following cesarean delivery: A case report

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