Abdominal wall endometriosis in absence of previous surgery

Endometriosis which occurs in eight to 18% of all menstruating women is characterized by the presence of histologically normal endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Most frequently, endometriosis occurs within the pelvis. When it appears as a circumscribed mass, it is called endometrioma. O...

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Published in:Journal of ultrasound in medicine 1999-05, Vol.18 (5), p.373-374
Main Authors: Tomás, E, Martín, A, Garfia, C, Sánchez Gómez, F, Morillas, J D, Castellano Tortajada, G, Solís Herruzo, J A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal Muscles - diagnostic imaging
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Computerized tomography
Endometriosis - diagnostic imaging
Endometriosis - etiology
Female
Female genital diseases
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical sciences
Non tumoral diseases
Oncology
Surgery
Tissue
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasonography
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Summary:Endometriosis which occurs in eight to 18% of all menstruating women is characterized by the presence of histologically normal endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Most frequently, endometriosis occurs within the pelvis. When it appears as a circumscribed mass, it is called endometrioma. One way to correct this ailment is surgical excission.
ISSN:0278-4297
1550-9613
DOI:10.7863/jum.1999.18.5.373