Abdominal wall endometriosis in a postcesarean patient: A case report and comprehensive review of diagnostic approaches and management strategies

Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity, affecting up to 10% of women of reproductive age. Abdominal wall endometriosis is a specific type of extrapelvic endometriosis, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.3% to 3.5%. A history of abdo...

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Main Authors: Karen Juliana Salinas-Castro, Valentina Mejía-Quiñones, Nancy Janeth Vargas Parra, Natalia Yeritza Zuñiga-Londoño
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Published: Elsevier 2025-08-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043325004406
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Natalia Yeritza Zuñiga-Londoño
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description Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity, affecting up to 10% of women of reproductive age. Abdominal wall endometriosis is a specific type of extrapelvic endometriosis, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.3% to 3.5%. A history of abdominal surgery, particularly cesarean section, is the main risk factor for developing abdominal wall endometriosis.We report the case of a 43-year-old female patient with a history of cesarean section who presented with cyclic and progressively worsening pain in terms of intensity and duration in the left iliac fossa, persisting for 18 months. Clinical evaluation revealed a solid mass in the deep soft tissues of the hypogastrium, with subsequent histopathological confirmation of abdominal wall endometriosis.
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spelling doaj-art-0c198c4bfec648c5ad99bf69ce657ed12025-08-20T02:05:13ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332025-08-012084042404610.1016/j.radcr.2025.05.007Abdominal wall endometriosis in a postcesarean patient: A case report and comprehensive review of diagnostic approaches and management strategiesKaren Juliana Salinas-Castro0Valentina Mejía-Quiñones1Nancy Janeth Vargas Parra2Natalia Yeritza Zuñiga-Londoño3Residente de Radiología e Imágenes Diagnósticas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Icesi, Cali, ColombiaMédica epidemióloga, Centro de Investigaciones Clínicas, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia; Corresponding author.Patóloga, Departamento de Patología, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, ColombiaRadiólogo, Departamento de Radiología e Imágenes Diagnósticas, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, ColombiaEndometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity, affecting up to 10% of women of reproductive age. Abdominal wall endometriosis is a specific type of extrapelvic endometriosis, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.3% to 3.5%. A history of abdominal surgery, particularly cesarean section, is the main risk factor for developing abdominal wall endometriosis.We report the case of a 43-year-old female patient with a history of cesarean section who presented with cyclic and progressively worsening pain in terms of intensity and duration in the left iliac fossa, persisting for 18 months. Clinical evaluation revealed a solid mass in the deep soft tissues of the hypogastrium, with subsequent histopathological confirmation of abdominal wall endometriosis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043325004406EndometriosisExtra pelvic endometriosisCesarean sectionAbdominal wall
spellingShingle Karen Juliana Salinas-Castro
Valentina Mejía-Quiñones
Nancy Janeth Vargas Parra
Natalia Yeritza Zuñiga-Londoño
Abdominal wall endometriosis in a postcesarean patient: A case report and comprehensive review of diagnostic approaches and management strategies
Radiology Case Reports
Endometriosis
Extra pelvic endometriosis
Cesarean section
Abdominal wall
title Abdominal wall endometriosis in a postcesarean patient: A case report and comprehensive review of diagnostic approaches and management strategies
title_full Abdominal wall endometriosis in a postcesarean patient: A case report and comprehensive review of diagnostic approaches and management strategies
title_fullStr Abdominal wall endometriosis in a postcesarean patient: A case report and comprehensive review of diagnostic approaches and management strategies
title_full_unstemmed Abdominal wall endometriosis in a postcesarean patient: A case report and comprehensive review of diagnostic approaches and management strategies
title_short Abdominal wall endometriosis in a postcesarean patient: A case report and comprehensive review of diagnostic approaches and management strategies
title_sort abdominal wall endometriosis in a postcesarean patient a case report and comprehensive review of diagnostic approaches and management strategies
topic Endometriosis
Extra pelvic endometriosis
Cesarean section
Abdominal wall
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043325004406
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