title: Abdominal wall endometriosis.
abstract: Endometriosis of abdominal wall scar following operation on uterus and tubes is extremely rare. The late onset of symptoms after surgery is the usual cause of misdiagnosis. Scar endometriosis is a rare disease which is difficult to diagnose and should always be considered as a differential diagnosis of painful abdominal masses in women. The diagnosis is made only after excision and histopathology of the lesion. Preoperative differentials include hernia, lipoma, suture granuloma or abscess. Hence an awareness of the entity avoids delay in diagnosis, helps clinicians to a more tailored treatment and also avoids unnecessary referrals. We report a case of abdominal endometriosis. The definitive diagnosis of which was established by histopathological studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. paricha7@yahoo.com
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Upadhyaya
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Karak
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karki
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans