Embryologic theory of histogenesis of endometriosis in peritoneal pockets.
A novel presentation of endometriosis is described in which the lesion is identified within the brim or floor of peritoneal pockets located within a crescentic band in the posterior pelvis. The predictability of these peritoneal pockets and their strong association with other anomalies of the Mullerian and urinary tracts raises the possibility of a congenital origin.
Batt
R E
RE
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo.
Smith
R A
RA
D004312:Douglas' Pouch / Q000196:embryology*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000196:embryology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000196:embryology*