title: Inguinal endometriosis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Extrapelvic endometriosis is a rarely seen condition and it is occasionally presented to the general surgeons. It is often diagnosed incidentally.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this report we presented three cases of inguinal endometriosis all of which were thought to be inguinal hernia preoperatively. They were diagnosed during the operation for inguinal hernia repair and treated with simple excision of the lesions with a part of the round ligament.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, 34750 Istanbul, Turkey. kapan@istanbul.edu.tr
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kapan
authors.forename: Selin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kapan
authors.forename: A Vedat
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Durgun
authors.forename: Ertugrul
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goksoy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006119:Groin; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012404:Round Ligament of Uterus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome