Endometriosis causing cyclic compression of the right external iliac vein with cyclic edema of the right leg and thigh.
A case report of endometriosis encircling the right external iliac vein, causing catamenial edema of the right leg and thigh, is presented. Successful surgical treatment is described. A literature review of extraperitoneal endometriosis will further the reader's awareness of unusual presentations of endometriosis.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.
Albert M
AM
Rosengarten
Joyce
J
Wong
Sherry
S
Gibbons
D000886:Anthropometry; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000473:pathology; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D010690:Phlebography