title: A case of endometriosis presenting as an inguinal hernia.
abstract: Endometriosis is a common clinical presentation for gynaecologists. Occasionally it can present to general surgeons as a swelling in the groin or abdominal wall. This condition should be included in the differential diagnosis in female patients. A 32-year-old woman with a 2-year history of a painful persistent lump in her right groin was referred to the general surgeons by her general practitioner. She was referred with a diagnosis of a suspected inguinal hernia. MRI excluded a hernia and exploration of the groin and subsequent histology confirmed the lesion to be an endometrial deposit.
authors.affiliation: Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK.
authors.forename: Fahd
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Husain
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Zain Ahmed
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.affiliation: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Midhat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006119:Groin / Q000473:pathology*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging