Abdominal wall endometriosis in the cesarean section surgical scar: A potential diagnostic pitfall

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 526-530

  Ozel, Leyla ^a   Sagiroglu, Julide ^b   Unal, Aysun ^a   Unal, Ethem ^a   Gunes, Pembegul ^a   Baskent, Erdem ^b   Aka, Nurettin ^a   Titiz, M Izzet ^a   Tufekci, E Can ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b GOZTEPE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall; Cesarean section; Endometrioma; Endometriosis; Incisional scar

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMINAL MASS; ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVALESCENCE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PARITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SCAR; SYMPTOM;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860852168     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2011.01739.x     Document Type: Review

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