title: Computed tomography-guided preoperative localization of abdominal wall endometrioma.
abstract: A multiparous obese patient with prior abdominal surgeries complained of cyclic abdominal pain located near the surgical scar. A 1 cm lesion was identified on imaging. Computed tomography-guided needle localization was performed immediately before surgery. This allowed for complete excision of the abdominal wall endometrioma and resolution of the cyclic, focal abdominal pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Advanced Laparoscopy and Pelvic Pain, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. Electronic address: janelle_moulder@med.unc.edu.
authors.forename: Janelle K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Moulder
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Advanced Laparoscopy and Pelvic Pain, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
authors.forename: Kumari A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Hobbs
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular Interventional Radiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stavas
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Advanced Laparoscopy and Pelvic Pain, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
authors.forename: Matthew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Siedhoff
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: abdominal wall endometrioma; computed tomography–guided needle localization