title: Endometriosis in the renal area.
abstract: A case of 34 weeks pregnancy along with a large abdominal mass presented in emergency with a constant dull abdominal pain and premature labour. After delivery of the baby the dull ache persisted, prompting a laparotomy in the first postnatal week. A large cyst, arising from the left renal area and occupying almost the whole left side of the abdomen, was removed. Histopathology showed it to be an endometriotic cyst. The patient made an uneventful recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, King Edward Medical University/ Lady Willington Hospital, Lahore.
authors.forename: Uzma
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Yaqub
authors.forename: Sibt-e
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: Zafar
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yusaf
authors.forename: Ahmed Wasim
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Yusuf
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome