Spontaneous endometriosis of the abdominal wall.
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BACKGROUND The abdominal wall is the commonest site of extrapelvic endometriosis, which usually develops in association with a prior surgical scar. CASE A 28-year-old woman with two endometriomas in the recti abdominis, which developed in a scarless abdomen. CONCLUSIONS Abdominal wall endometrioma can develop spontaneously in the absence of prior surgical scar and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of abdominal wall masses.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Digestive surgery
دوره 20 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003