Abdominal wall endometriosis after amniocentesis. A case report.
BACKGROUND
Amniocentesis is a procedure performed commonly in the evaluation and early diagnosis of fetal chromosomal abnormalities. The procedure is safe, with a major complication rate of 0.5% and the most common minor complication, spotting.


METHODS
A 27-year-old woman underwent amniocenteses to document pulmonary maturity prior to cesarean section. She presented 18 months later with a 6-month history of left abdominal wall pain and a mass that enlarged 2 days prior to menses and shrank 1 week after. The mass was located at the prior amniocentesis site. Excisional biopsy revealed endometriosis on final pathology.


CONCLUSIONS
To our knowledge, this is the first well-documented case of abdominal wall endometriosis following third-trimester amniocentesis. The procedure should be considered a possible complication of amniocentesis.
Hughes
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Department of Surgery, Keesler Medical Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi 39534-2519, USA.
Bartholomew
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Paluzzi
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D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy