Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. It has been previously reported in the abdominal wall secondary to gynaecological surgery. We present the case of a 32-year woman with endometrioma of the abdominal wall masquerading as an intramuscular lipoma with no previous surgical history.

General surgeons may encounter endometriosis when extraperitoneal forms of the disease mimic a symptomatic inguinal hernia in premenopausal women. Diagnosis is often difficult, especially in the absence of menstrual symptoms, and is often made during surgical groin exploration. We present a case of extraperitoneal endometrioma simulating a symptomatic inguinal hernia and discuss the pathogenesi...

Although endometriotic cysts are common, the occurrence ol’ infection in ati endometriotic cysts is rarely seen. No more than 120 cases of ovarian abscess and fewer than 10 Cases of ascites and pleural effusion caused by endometriosis have been reported. We present the first reported case of ascites and bilateral pleural effusion associated with an ovarian abscess originating within an endometr...

OBJECTIVE To find ways of preventing abdominal wall endometriosis through a retrospective case review. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective study of 22 patients presenting with 26 postoperative abdominal wall masses. All masses were pathologically proved to be scar endometriosis between September 1994 and September 2006. The age, parity, symptoms and duration, previous surgeries, interval be...

We measured serum anti-Müllerian hormone levels before and after surgery in women undergoing unilateral and monolocular cystectomy for benign ovarian diseases. Comparing to control benign cysts, we found a significant decline in serum anti-Müllerian hormone levels with consequent depletion of follicles in tissue specimens after surgery for women with ovarian endometrioma.

Objective: Surgical removal of endometriomas, even if performed in experienced hands, leads to a decrease ovarian reserve varying degrees depending on age. This study was designed determine the pre- and post-surgical changes markers patients who underwent endometrioma cystectomy. Methods: Gözde Akademi Hospital gynecology outpatient clinic with diagnosis symptomatic included study. Fourteen nor...

This article aims to test the hypothesis that the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) in women with endometriosis might be changed by enrolling different population. A nationwide 14-year historic cohort study using the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) of Taiwan and the Registry for Catastrophic Illness Patients was conducted. A total of 239,385 women aged between 20 and 5...

Isolated rectus abdominis muscle endometriosis is very uncommon with less than 20 case reports being published to date since its first description in 1984 by Amato and Levitt. We report another case of isolated rectus abdominis endometriosis in a 37-year-old patient with a previous caesarian section. We also discuss the diagnostic and treatment particularities in these patients. In our case, th...

Endometrioma is one of the main pathologies of endometriosis, though its pathogenesis still remains enigmatic. Ovarian reserve is defined as the number and quality of the follicles left in the ovary at any given time. The cause of infertility in women with endometriosis is multifactorial. Diminished ovarian reserve is major concern in women with endometriosis-associated infertility. Cystectomy ...