<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The presence of functioning endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity is defined as endometriosis. Its incidence is approximately 10-15% of women of fertile age. Incisional endometriosis following obstetric or gynecologic surgery is reported in 0.03-1.08% of women. Most of the cases reported in the literature are related to caesarean section and have required a differential diagnosis with a hernia, abscess, granuloma or lipoma. The diagnosis is based on histological findings. We describe incisional endometriosis in four patients operated on at St. Marina Hospital – Pleven for one year.</p></abstract>

The presence of functioning endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity is defined as endometriosis. Its incidence is approximately 10-15% of women of fertile age. Incisional endometriosis following obstetric or gynecologic surgery is reported in 0.03-1.08% of women. Most of the cases reported in the literature are related to caesarean section and have required a differential diagnosis with a hernia, abscess, granuloma or lipoma. The diagnosis is based on histological findings. We describe incisional endometriosis in four patients operated on at St. Marina Hospital – Pleven for one year.

Incisional Endometriosis: Four Clinical Cases

Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research

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The presence of functioning endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity is defined as endometriosis. Its incidence is approximately 10-15% of...

Incisional Endometriosis: Four Clinical Cases

Published Online: Dec 30, 2017

Page range: 63 - 66

Received: May 11, 2017

Accepted: Nov 02, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jbcr-2017-0012

Keywords
endometriosis, incisional endometriosis

© 2017 Tihomir P. Totev et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Incisional Endometriosis: Four Clinical Cases

Published Online: Dec 30, 2017

Page range: 63 - 66

Received: May 11, 2017

Accepted: Nov 02, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jbcr-2017-0012

Keywordsendometriosis, incisional endometriosis

© 2017 Tihomir P. Totev et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
endometriosis, incisional endometriosis