Isolated Endometriosis on the Rectus Abdominis Muscle in Women without a History of Abdominal Surgery: a Rare and Intriguing Finding

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 798-801

  Granese, Roberta ^a   Cucinella, Gaspare ^b   Barresi, Valeria ^a   Navarra, Giuseppe ^a   Candiani, Massimo ^c   Triolo, Onofrio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Abdominal wall endometriosis; Rectus abdominal muscle endometriosis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUS ABDOMINIS;

EID: 71849093265     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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