ENDOMETRIOSIS IN CAESARIAN SECTION SCAR

Endometriosis is a very common benign gynecological condition. It is the presence of functional endometrialtissue outside the uterine cavity. Though it can involve most parts of the body, scar endometriosis is aninfrequent condition. The wide array of clinical presentations makes it difficult to dia...

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Main Authors:	Farzana Memon, Abu Bakar Hafeez Bhatti
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dow University of Health Sciences 2009-02-01
Series:	Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences
Subjects:	endometriosis caesarian section danazol excision scar
Online Access:	http://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/209

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spelling	doaj-28c66de7f3874fdc8c8fefaf6b6f190c2020-11-25T01:25:42ZengDow University of Health SciencesJournal of the Dow University of Health Sciences1995-21982410-21802009-02-01312729209ENDOMETRIOSIS IN CAESARIAN SECTION SCARFarzana Memon0Abu Bakar Hafeez Bhatti1Department of Surgery, Unit IV, Dow University of Health Sciences, Civil Hospital, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Surgery, Unit IV, Dow University of Health Sciences, Civil Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.Endometriosis is a very common benign gynecological condition. It is the presence of functional endometrialtissue outside the uterine cavity. Though it can involve most parts of the body, scar endometriosis is aninfrequent condition. The wide array of clinical presentations makes it difficult to diagnose preoperatively.Here, we report two cases of caesarian section endometriosis. One presented as a painful swelling and theother as an area of induration in the scar. Only one of the patients had been on medical treatment withDanazol. Despite that both patients remained symptom free after excision o f their lesions.http://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/209endometriosiscaesarian sectiondanazolexcisionscar
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author_facet	Farzana Memon Abu Bakar Hafeez Bhatti
author_sort	Farzana Memon
title	ENDOMETRIOSIS IN CAESARIAN SECTION SCAR
title_short	ENDOMETRIOSIS IN CAESARIAN SECTION SCAR
title_full	ENDOMETRIOSIS IN CAESARIAN SECTION SCAR
title_fullStr	ENDOMETRIOSIS IN CAESARIAN SECTION SCAR
title_full_unstemmed	ENDOMETRIOSIS IN CAESARIAN SECTION SCAR
title_sort	endometriosis in caesarian section scar
publisher	Dow University of Health Sciences
series	Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences
issn	1995-2198 2410-2180
publishDate	2009-02-01
description	Endometriosis is a very common benign gynecological condition. It is the presence of functional endometrialtissue outside the uterine cavity. Though it can involve most parts of the body, scar endometriosis is aninfrequent condition. The wide array of clinical presentations makes it difficult to diagnose preoperatively.Here, we report two cases of caesarian section endometriosis. One presented as a painful swelling and theother as an area of induration in the scar. Only one of the patients had been on medical treatment withDanazol. Despite that both patients remained symptom free after excision o f their lesions.
topic	endometriosis caesarian section danazol excision scar
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ENDOMETRIOSIS IN CAESARIAN SECTION SCAR

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