Umbilical endometriosis without previous pelvic surgery: a case report

Umbilical endometriosis without previous pelvic surgery: a case report

A 27-year-old woman with a periodically bleeding out of the umbilicus was found to have umbilical endometriosis. She was never pregnant before and had no pelvic surgery. The umbilical lesion was excised following a diagnostic laparoscopy revealing extragenital endometriosis. Umbilical endometriosis...

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Published in:Archives of gynecology and obstetrics Vol. 267; no. 4; pp. 258 - 260
Main Authors: Zollner, Ursula, Girschick, Gundula, Steck, Thomas, Dietl, Johannes
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Germany Springer Nature B.V 01-02-2003
Subjects:
Adult
Case reports
Diagnosis, Differential
Endometriosis
Endometriosis - diagnosis
Endometriosis - pathology
Endometriosis - surgery
Female
Humans
Umbilicus
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Summary:A 27-year-old woman with a periodically bleeding out of the umbilicus was found to have umbilical endometriosis. She was never pregnant before and had no pelvic surgery. The umbilical lesion was excised following a diagnostic laparoscopy revealing extragenital endometriosis. Umbilical endometriosis is a very rare disease, but should be considered in the differential diagnosis of umbilical lesions.
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ISSN:0932-0067
1432-0711
DOI:10.1007/s00404-002-0438-9