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[Parietal-scar endometriosis after cesarean section: a rare entity].
- Source :
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The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2016 May 25; Vol. 24, pp. 79. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 May 25 (Print Publication: 2016). - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Wall endometriosis is a rare clinical entity whose pathophysiology remains unclear. It occurs most frequently after gynecologic or obstetric surgery. We report the case of a patient with cyclic pain at the caesarean section scar. Clinical examination showed a 5 cm mass in the right iliac fossa. Tomodensitometry revealed a tissue density mass (45mm on the major axis). Hence, the decision to perform a wide excision of the lesion. Anatomo-pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of parietal endometriosis. Postoperative sequelae were simple with a follow-up period of 20 months with no recurrence of the mass or of the pain. Our study highlights the characteristics of this disease to allow the health practitioner to understand the importance of diagnosis, of early treatment of this disease as well as of the possibility to prevent it during each gynecologic or obstetric surgery.
- Subjects :
- Abdominal Wall pathology
Adult
Cesarean Section adverse effects
Cicatrix pathology
Endometriosis pathology
Endometriosis surgery
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Pregnancy
Recurrence
Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods
Abdominal Pain etiology
Abdominal Wall diagnostic imaging
Cicatrix diagnostic imaging
Endometriosis diagnostic imaging
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- French
- ISSN :
- 1937-8688
- Volume :
- 24
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Pan African medical journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27642418
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2016.24.79.8680