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Volume 26

October - December 2010

Number  4


 

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Endometriosis in a
Caesarean section scar

Habiba Sharaf Ali

ABSTRACT

Scar or incisional endometriosis is a rare condition and often difficult to diagnose. The symptoms are non specific and often confused with other pathologies. Rarely endometriosis occurs in an abdominal wall scar after a caesarean delivery. A case of 37 year old woman is presented who developed endometriosis at the caesarean section scar done four years back. A clinical diagnose of endometriosis was made. The mass was removed completely and histopathology of the surgical specimen revealed endometriosis.

KEY WORDS: Endometriosis, Caesarean section.

Pak J Med Sci    October - December 2010    Vol. 26 No. 4    982-984

How to cite this article:

Habiba SA. Endometriosis in a Caesarean section scar. Pak J Med Sci 2010;26(4):982-984


1. Dr. Habiba Sharaf Ali
MRCOG, MSc (Repro & Develop) UK
Associate Professor,
Obstetrics & Gynaecology,
Ziauddin University,
Karachi, Pakistan.

Correspondence:

Dr. Habiba Sharaf Ali,
A-705 Chapel Ocean Centre,
Block 4 Clifton, Karachi,
Pakistan.
E-mail: rabel5@yahoo.com

* Received for Publication: March 26, 2010

* Accepted: August 19, 2010



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