title: Endometrioma of the abdominal wall following combined abdominoplasty and hysterectomy: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: An unusual case is reported of abdominal wall endometrioma presenting in a lower abdominal scar following a combined hysterectomy and abdominoplasty performed 5 years earlier. Current diagnostic methods and recommended surgical management are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Ruhr-University Bochum School of Medicine, Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Matthes
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Zabel
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Nastala
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Shestak
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles; D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D015187:Lipectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery