Rectus Abdominis Endometrioma after Caesarean Section

Isolated rectus abdominis muscle endometriosis is very uncommon with less than 20 case reports being published to date since its first description in 1984 by Amato and Levitt. We report another case of isolated rectus abdominis endometriosis in a 37-year-old patient with a previous caesarian section...

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Main Authors: Igor Mishin, Anna Mishina, Sergiu Zaharia, Gheorghe Zastavnitsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4312753
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author Igor Mishin
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description Isolated rectus abdominis muscle endometriosis is very uncommon with less than 20 case reports being published to date since its first description in 1984 by Amato and Levitt. We report another case of isolated rectus abdominis endometriosis in a 37-year-old patient with a previous caesarian section. We also discuss the diagnostic and treatment particularities in these patients. In our case, the treatment was only surgical and currently the patient is disease-free during the 24-month follow-up.
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spelling doaj-art-0a1d7e20637c4c0ea027aacba8268f5d2025-02-03T01:12:42ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192016-01-01201610.1155/2016/43127534312753Rectus Abdominis Endometrioma after Caesarean SectionIgor Mishin0Anna Mishina1Sergiu Zaharia2Gheorghe Zastavnitsky3First Department of Surgery “N. Anestiadi” and Laboratory of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Medical University “N. Testemiţanu”, Chișinău, MoldovaDepartment of Gynecologic Surgery, Institute of Mother and Child, Chișinău, MoldovaInstitute of Emergency Medicine, Chișinău, MoldovaFirst Department of Surgery “N. Anestiadi” and Laboratory of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Medical University “N. Testemiţanu”, Chișinău, MoldovaIsolated rectus abdominis muscle endometriosis is very uncommon with less than 20 case reports being published to date since its first description in 1984 by Amato and Levitt. We report another case of isolated rectus abdominis endometriosis in a 37-year-old patient with a previous caesarian section. We also discuss the diagnostic and treatment particularities in these patients. In our case, the treatment was only surgical and currently the patient is disease-free during the 24-month follow-up.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4312753
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title Rectus Abdominis Endometrioma after Caesarean Section
title_full Rectus Abdominis Endometrioma after Caesarean Section
title_fullStr Rectus Abdominis Endometrioma after Caesarean Section
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