THE MANY GUISES OF ENDOMETRIOSIS: GIANT ABDOMINAL WALL ENDOMETRIOSIS MASQUERADING AS AN INCISIONAL HERNIA

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PETROSELLINI CHIARA; ABDALLA SALA; OKE TAYO

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Journal: International Journal of Fertility & Sterility Year:2018 | Volume:11 | Issue:4 Page(s): 321-325

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THE MANY GUISES OF ENDOMETRIOSIS: GIANT ABDOMINAL WALL ENDOMETRIOSIS MASQUERADING AS AN INCISIONAL HERNIA

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PETROSELLINI CHIARA | ABDALLA SALA | OKE TAYO | Issue Writer Certificate

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ASCITES

ENDOMETRIOSIS

INFERTILITY

LAPAROTOMY

Abstract

Endometriosis is defined by the presence of ectopic endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Although it is a leading cause of chronic pelvic pain and INFERTILITY, its clinical presentation can vary, resulting in diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Extrapelvic ENDOMETRIOSIS is particularly difficult to diagnose owing to its ability to mimic other conditions. Endometrial tissue in a surgical scar is uncommon and often misdiagnosed as a granuloma, abscess, or malignancy. Cyclical hemorrhagic ASCITES due to peritoneal ENDOMETRIOSIS is exceptionally rare. We report the case of a pre-menopausal, nulliparous 44-year-old woman who presented with ASCITES and a large abdominal mass that arose from the site of a lower midline LAPAROTOMY scar. Five years previously, she had undergone open myomectomy for uterine fibroids. Soon after her initial operation she developed abdominal ASCITES, which necessitated percutaneous drainage on multiple occasions. We performed a LAPAROTOMY with excision of the abdominal wall mass through an inverted T incision. The extra-abdominal mass consisted of mixed cystic and solid components, and weighed 1.52 kg. It communicated with the abdominopelvic cavity through a 2 cm defect in the linea alba. The abdomen contained a large amount of odourless, brown fluid which drained into the mass. There was a large capsule that covered the small and large bowel, liver, gallbladder, and stomach. Final histology reported a 28×19×5 cm mass of endometrial tissue with no evidence of malignant transformation. The patient recovered well post-operatively and has remained asymptomatic. Our case illustrates that, despite being a common disease, ENDOMETRIOSIS can masquerade as several other conditions and be missed or diagnosed late. Delay in diagnosis will not only prolong symptoms but can also compromise reproductive lifespan. It is therefore paramount that ENDOMETRIOSIS is to be considered early in the management of premenopausal women who present with an irregular pelvic mass or hemorrhagic ASCITES.

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PETROSELLINI, CHIARA, ABDALLA, SALA, & OKE, TAYO. (2018). THE MANY GUISES OF ENDOMETRIOSIS: GIANT ABDOMINAL WALL ENDOMETRIOSIS MASQUERADING AS AN INCISIONAL HERNIA. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FERTILITY AND STERILITY, 11(4), 321-325. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/305958/en

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PETROSELLINI CHIARA, ABDALLA SALA, OKE TAYO. THE MANY GUISES OF ENDOMETRIOSIS: GIANT ABDOMINAL WALL ENDOMETRIOSIS MASQUERADING AS AN INCISIONAL HERNIA. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FERTILITY AND STERILITY[Internet]. 2018;11(4):321-325. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/305958/en

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CHIARA PETROSELLINI, SALA ABDALLA, and TAYO OKE, “THE MANY GUISES OF ENDOMETRIOSIS: GIANT ABDOMINAL WALL ENDOMETRIOSIS MASQUERADING AS AN INCISIONAL HERNIA,” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FERTILITY AND STERILITY, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 321–325, 2018, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/305958/en

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