[Cicatrix endometriosis of the abdominal wall].
Endometriosis is a rare entity, related after operation on the uterus or uterine tubes or a laparotomy procedures or other extrapelvic procedures, when seeding of endometrial fragments were shed into the peritoneal cavity. We report the case of a menopaused woman with a subcutaneous incisional scar mass that appeared 22 years after a caesarean section. The diagnosis was made by histological examination.
Elabsi
M
M
Service de chirurgie générale B, hôpital Avicenne, Rabat, Maroc. nadir68@caramail.com
Lahlou
M K
MK
Rouas
L
L
Essadel
H
H
Benamer
S
S
Mohammadine
A
A
Taghi
A
A
Chad
B
B
Zizi
A
A
Chokoff
L
L
Belmahi
A
A
D000368:Aged; D002585:Cesarean Section; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017698:Postmenopause; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013997:Time Factors