title: 5-Year data analysis of patients following abdominal wall endometrioma surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Endometriosis is a disorder in which an ectopic endometrial tissue grows outside the uterine cavity. The ectopic endometrium embedded in the subcutaneous fatty layer and the muscles of abdominal wall is called as abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE). AWE is a rare condition; however, it is usually known to develop along with previous surgical scars. Caesarean section and hysterectomy are considered to be commonly associated with the development of AWE.
  
  
  METHODS
  We evaluated the data of the patients who underwent AWE surgery between March 2009 and March 2014.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of the patients was 32.5 years. We found a previous history of caesarean section in all of the patients. The most frequent symptoms of the patients were abdominal mass sensation and abdominal pain. Invasion of endometriosis to fat layer, fascia, muscular layer, and peritoneum was recorded. Three masses were located within the scar regions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We can conclude that there is a high prevalence of caesarean sections among the women with AWE.
authors.affiliation: Anatomical Sciences Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, I.R Iran. unlimited_28008@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Tahere
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Khamechian
authors.affiliation: Student Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, I.R. Iran. jaz_11259@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Javad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alizargar
authors.affiliation: Gametogenesis Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, I.R Iran. jaz_1365@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Tahere
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mazoochi
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005205:Fascia; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009852:Omentum; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D050507:Subcutaneous Fat, Abdominal; D055815:Young Adult