Primary Umbilical Endometriosis (Villar’s Nodule): A Case Report

Abstract

Ghulam Yahia Baset,1 Soma Katawazai2 1Department of Emergency Surgery and Trauma, Kabul University of Medical Science, Ali Abad University Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan; 2Gynecology and Obstetric Department, Kabul University of Medical Science, Shahr Ara University Hospital, Kabul, AfghanistanCorrespondence: Ghulam Yahia Baset, Email [email protected]: Primary umbilical endometriosis is a rare condition in which there is endometrial glands and stroma in the umbilicus. Primary umbilical endometriosis is also called villar’s nodule. This condition is a diagnostic challenge, the pathophysiology of the disease is not well defined and should be considered in all other pathologies of the umbilicus. Surgery is the treatment of choice. Here we present a case of villar’s nodule in a 33-years-old multiparous woman that was successfully treated with surgery.Keywords: endometriosis, nodule, menstruation cycle, umbilicus

Keywords

• endometriosis
• nodule
• menstruation cycle
• umbilicus.