Endosalpingiosis of the bladder. A case report

• Published in: Archivos españoles de urología Vol. 66; no. 6; pp. 605 - 608
• Main Authors: García Sánchez, Cristina, Ocón Revuelta, Elisa Maria, Fontillón, María, Argüelles Salido, Enrique, Medina López, Rafael Antonio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Spain 01-07-2013
• Subjects: Endometriosis - diagnostic imaging; Endometriosis - pathology; Endometriosis - surgery; Female; Humans; Kidney Tubules - pathology; Middle Aged; Radiography; Reoperation; Salpingitis - diagnostic imaging; Salpingitis - pathology; Salpingitis - surgery; Urethra - surgery; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - pathology; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - surgery; Urination Disorders - etiology; Urologic Surgical Procedures - methods
• ISSN: 1576-8260

To describe a case of endo-salpingiosis of bladder and review of the literature.
A 38 years old women referred to an outpatient urology clinic with postmenstrual voiding symptoms.
We studied her and ultrasound imaging detects tumor that was confirmed by cystoscopy. She is diagnosed of endosalpingiosis of the bladder after transurethral resection, and a CT shows a consistent mass next to left adnexal with high probablility of being an endometrioma.
Endosalpingiosis of the bladder is a rare disease that occurs in young women with cyclic urinary symptoms. The implantation of tubular tissue in the bladder is diagnosed and treated definitively by tumor excision and anatomopathologic examination.