A case of cutaneous endometriosis developed on an abdominal scar a case of cutaneous endometriosis developed on an abdominal scar

Tunisie Medicale

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 841-843

  Attia, Leila ^a   Ben Temime, Riadh ^a   Sidhom, Jihéne ^a   Sahli, Anas ^a   Makhlouf, Taher ^a   Chachia, Abdellatif ^a   Koubaa, Abdelahmid ^a   Zermani, Rachida ^a  

^a CHARLES NICOLLE HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Abdominal scar; Cutaneous endometriosis; Excision; Laparotomy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CUTANEOUS ENDOMETRIOSIS; ECTOPIC TISSUE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SALPINGITIS; SCAR; SKIN NODULE; TUBOOVARIAN ABSCESS;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADOLESCENT; CICATRIX; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 78149308399     PISSN: 00414131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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