Iatrogenic endometriosis: substantiation of the Sampson hypothesis.
A 31-year-old woman developed unilateral endometriosis at the site of ovarian implantation to a uterine window. This complication of the Estes procedure resembles the experimental endometriosis induced in rhesus monkeys by causing intraabdominal menstruation. This adds support to the Sampson hypothesis of endometriosis development.
D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000150:complications; D010053:Ovary / Q000601:surgery; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*