Umbilical endometriosis associated with large umbilical hernia. Case report

Umbilical endometriosis is a rare condition, usually following laparoscopic and surgical procedures involving the umbilicus.Spontaneous umbilical endometriosis occurring without any previous abdominal or uterine surgery is extremely rare. The maximal depth of penetration of the umbilical endometrios...

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Published inChirurgia (Bucharest, Romania : 1990) Vol. 109; no. 2; pp. 267 - 270
Main Authors Stojanovic, M, Radojkovic, M, Jeremic, L, Zlatic, A, Stanojevic, G, Janjic, D, Mihajlovic, S, Dimov, I, Kostov, M, Zdravkovic, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Romania 01.03.2014
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Adult
Endometriosis - complications
Endometriosis - pathology
Endometriosis - surgery
Female
Hernia, Umbilical - complications
Hernia, Umbilical - pathology
Hernia, Umbilical - surgery
Humans
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Umbilical endometriosis is a rare condition, usually following laparoscopic and surgical procedures involving the umbilicus.Spontaneous umbilical endometriosis occurring without any previous abdominal or uterine surgery is extremely rare. The maximal depth of penetration of the umbilical endometriosis described is up to fascial level. There have been only two cases of endometriosis reported arising within umbilical hernia. The authors report a case of a patient with spontaneous umbilical endometriosis associated with a large umbilical hernia, treated by surgical excision and mesh repair of the abdominal wall. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first described case of the association of umbilical endometriosis with a large umbilical hernia that requires prosthetic mesh repair of the abdominal wall defect.
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ISSN:1221-9118