title: Umbilical endometriosis in pregnancy without previous surgery.
abstract: 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.
authors: Division Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, J. W. Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. inka.wiegratz@kgu.de
authors: Inka
authors: I
authors: Wiegratz
authors: Stefan
authors: S
authors: Kissler
authors: Knut
authors: K
authors: Engels
authors: Christoph
authors: C
authors: Strey
authors: Manfred
authors: M
authors: Kaufmann
mesh_terms: 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