Endometriosis of the surgical scar of the anterior abdominal wall. Case report

Abstract

Endometriosis is the presence of tissue with morphological and functional features similar to endometrium outside the uterine cavity. Endometriosis affects approximately 10% of women worldwide, mostly of reproductive age. The rate of extragenital endometriosis is 0.33.5%. Diagnosis of endometriosis of the anterior abdominal wall is complex and includes analysis of clinical and medical history data, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, and histological examination of the removed tissues. The article presents a clinical case of a large lesion of extragenital endometriosis localized in the subcutaneous fat of the anterior abdominal wall in a patient with a history of cesarean section. The main clinical manifestations of this disorder were cyclic pain during menstruation and an enlargement of the existing mass in the subcutaneous fat.

Keywords

• extragenital endometriosis
• anterior abdominal wall endometriosis
• cesarean section