Demir B, Senerbahce Z, Guzel A I, Demir S, Kilinc N
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ergani State Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2011;38(3):288-90.
Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. Abdominal wall endometriosis is a very rare location of this pathology. We aimed to report a series of five cases of abdominal wall endometriosis following cesarean section at our clinic.
All of our cases had had previous cesareans section and complained of pain at the pfannensteil incision scar. The cases presented palpable and tender masses near the scar. After excision of the masses histopathology reported the masses as endometriosis.
Abdominal wall endometriosis is a rare condition. Clinicians should be aware of this pathology especially in women presenting with a painful mass near the scar of a previous cesarean section.
子宫内膜异位症是指子宫内膜组织出现在子宫体以外的部位。腹壁子宫内膜异位症是这种病理情况非常罕见的发病部位。我们旨在报告我院发生的一系列5例剖宫产术后腹壁子宫内膜异位症病例。
我们所有的病例均有剖宫产史，且主诉Pfannensteil切口瘢痕处疼痛。这些病例在瘢痕附近可触及压痛性肿块。肿块切除后，组织病理学报告肿块为子宫内膜异位症。
腹壁子宫内膜异位症是一种罕见的疾病。临床医生应了解这种病理情况，尤其是对于那些既往剖宫产瘢痕附近出现疼痛性肿块的女性患者。
