Scar Endometriosis

Year : 2016 | Volume : 4 | Issue : 2 Page : 53 - 55

Keerthi T¹, C Vikas², T Ramesh³

¹Postgraduate student, 2Associate Professor,3Professor and Head ,Department of Radiology,Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, Telangana, India.

Address for correspondence: Dr. Keerthi T, Postgraduate student, Department of Radiology, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, Telangana, India.

Email: TKEERTHI123@GMAIL.COM

Abstract

Introduction:Endometriosis is described as the presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Scar endometriosis is a rare disease and is difficult to diagnose. It’s incidence is about approximately 0.03 -0.4% among all women. The symptoms are nonspecific, typically involving abdominal wall pain at the incision site at the time of menstruation. It commonly follows obstetrical and gynecological surgeries. The diagnosis is frequently made only after excision of the diseased tissue. A case report of a patient with a troublesome scar after a caesarean section is presented. Surgical excision led to the diagnosis of scar endometriosis. The pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of this somewhat rare condition are discussed.

Keywords :Cutaneous endometriosis, Endometriosis, Incisional endometriosis, Painful scar, Scar endometriosis