title: Unusual sites (thorax and umbilical hernial sac) of endometriosis.
abstract: Extra-pelvic endometriosis in the thorax or umbilical hernia is rare. We report a case of thoracic endometriosis presenting with isolated chest pain and a case of endometriosis in an umbilical hernial sac mimicking incarceration. The clinical course and management of the patients and a literature review of these two unusual sites of endometriosis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Yuen
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Koong
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Girija
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed