Abdominal Wall Endometriosis: Early Diagnosis of a Rare Iatrogenic Complication Following Cesarean Section
Anna Thanasa,
Efthymia Thanasa,
Ioannis-Rafail Antoniou
et al.
Abstract:Abdominal wall endometriosis is a rare form of extrapelvic endometriosis, frequently diagnosed with delay in most cases. It is typically iatrogenic and primarily associated with procedures such as cesarean sections or other gynecological surgeries. In our patient, endometriosis at the laparotomy scar was diagnosed relatively early, approximately two months after the onset of symptoms, which manifested 10 months after the last cesarean section. The patient, who had an obstetric history of three cesarean section… Show more
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