Umbilical endometriosis in pregnancy without previous surgery.
OBJECTIVE
To illustrate the influence of pregnancy on primary umbilical endometriosis.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
Gynecologic endocrinology outpatient department of a university hospital.


METHODS
27-year-old nulliparous woman.


METHODS
Surgical treatment with total excision of the umbilicus during early pregnancy.


METHODS
Progressive enlargement of endometriotic umbilical lesions during pregnancy.


RESULTS
At 3-month follow-up evaluation, there were no signs of recurrence of the disease.


CONCLUSIONS
Spontaneous umbilicus endometriosis is a rare disease that can worsen during pregnancy.
Wiegratz
Inka
I
Division Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, J. W. Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. inka.wiegratz@kgu.de
Kissler
Stefan
S
Engels
Knut
K
Strey
Christoph
C
Kaufmann
Manfred
M
D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery