title: Laparoscopic management of hepatic endometriosis: report of two cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Hepatic endometriosis is rare. Only 15 cases have been reported in the literature. All 15 were treated by laparotomy. We report two additional cases of hepatic endometriosis managed for the first time laparoscopically. Endometriosis is a progressive disease especially in women of reproductive age. One of the differential diagnoses of liver endometriosis is malignancy. Currently, there are no reports in the literature regarding complications arising from the progression of hepatic endometriosis. However, this lack of evidence does not deny its existence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Special Minimally Invasive Surgery, Dept of Gyn/OB and Surgery, Stanford University Medical School, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA. cnezhat@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Camran
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nezhat
authors.forename: Talieh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kazerooni
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Berker
authors.forename: Nanette
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lashay
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: Massimilano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marziali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology