Open AccessAbdominal wall endometrioma: An insidious cause of delayed diagnosis
Author(s) -
Stavros Sofoklis,
Domali Ekaterini,
Papapanagiotou Ioannis K.,
Drakakis Peter,
Rodolakis Alexandros
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4836
Subject(s) - medicine , differential diagnosis , endometriosis , abdominal wall , ultrasonography , incidence (geometry) , radiology , surgery , pathology , physics , optics
An extremely rare extrapelvic position of endometriosis with a precise incidence of 0.07%–0.47%, leading usually to delayed and false diagnosis. Differential diagnosis should include that rare condition while ultrasonography remains a pivotal tool to unravel that enigma, especially in women with no specific symptoms and surgeries in the past.
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