Endometrioma of the abdominal wall: a case report
This is a report of a case of endometrioma of the abdominal wall in a 34-year-old woman who had a two-year history of lower abdominal pain. The physical examination revealed an ill defined mass with tenderness. Computed tomography showed an enhancing isodense mass at the midline-right rectus abdomin...
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| description | This is a report of a case of endometrioma of the abdominal wall in a 34-year-old woman who had a two-year history of lower abdominal pain. The physical examination revealed an ill defined mass with tenderness. Computed tomography showed an enhancing isodense mass at the midline-right rectus abdominis muscle. The patient was treated with a mesh grafting repair following a wide radical resection with a 1 cm margin. There were no postoperative complications. The histological examination confirmed endometriosis. The patient is now on regular follow-up and doing well without any recurrence, five months after her operation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-62bf83cad60245d6a77965bd98f5bd612022-12-21T19:31:39ZengPrince of Songkla UniversityJournal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR)2586-99812630-05592007-08-01254333335662Endometrioma of the abdominal wall: a case reportS Ruangsin0P Tanutit1W Mitarnun2Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110,Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110,Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110,This is a report of a case of endometrioma of the abdominal wall in a 34-year-old woman who had a two-year history of lower abdominal pain. The physical examination revealed an ill defined mass with tenderness. Computed tomography showed an enhancing isodense mass at the midline-right rectus abdominis muscle. The patient was treated with a mesh grafting repair following a wide radical resection with a 1 cm margin. There were no postoperative complications. The histological examination confirmed endometriosis. The patient is now on regular follow-up and doing well without any recurrence, five months after her operation.https://www.jhsmr.org/index.php/jhsmr/article/view/648endometriosisabdominal wallendometrioma |
| spellingShingle | S Ruangsin P Tanutit W Mitarnun Endometrioma of the abdominal wall: a case report Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR) endometriosis abdominal wall endometrioma |
| title | Endometrioma of the abdominal wall: a case report |
| title_full | Endometrioma of the abdominal wall: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Endometrioma of the abdominal wall: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endometrioma of the abdominal wall: a case report |
| title_short | Endometrioma of the abdominal wall: a case report |
| title_sort | endometrioma of the abdominal wall a case report |
| topic | endometriosis abdominal wall endometrioma |
| url | https://www.jhsmr.org/index.php/jhsmr/article/view/648 |
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