Scar Endometriosis: a Case Report with Literature Review
Gupta, P.; Gupta, S.
Acta Medica Iranica 53(12): 793-795
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-6025 PMID: 26749239 Document Number: 684985
Endometriosis is defined as the presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Endometriosis can sometimes occur in a previous surgical scar. Scar endometriosis is rare and difficult to diagnose. It mostly follows obstetrical and gynecological surgeries. This condition is often confused with other surgical conditions. We are reporting one case of scar endometriosis involving rectus sheath following cesarean section. The patient required wide surgical excision of the lesion. The pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of this rare condition are being discussed.