Wolthuis A M, Aelvoet C, Bosteels J, Vanrijkel J P
Departments of General Surgery and Traumatology, A.Z. Imelda, Bonheiden, Belgium.
Acta Chir Belg. 2003 Oct;103(5):519-20. doi: 10.1080/00015458.2003.11679481.
Endometriosis has been observed in 8 to 15% of the women of reproductive age. Occasionally it can be found outside the pelvis, its usual location. Rather exceptionally it is located on the diaphragm. A case report of preoperatively diagnosed bilateral diaphragmatic endometriosis is presented and its surgical treatment will be discussed.