MR Appearance of Umbilical Endometriosis

Yu, Chih‐Wei; Perez-Reyes, Maria; Brown, Jeffrey J.; Borrello, Joseph A.

doi:10.1097/00004728-199403000-00019

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“…Tomographic scans and magnetic resonance imaging seem more useful in ruling out incisional hernias and other conditions in differential diagnosis. Generally, they do not provide a definitive preoperative diagnosis [22]. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy was reported in some studies as helpful in confirming the diagnosis [23], but doubts about an increase in risk for recurrence as a complication limits the use of fine-needle aspiration [24].…”

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Scar endometriosis—a gynaecologic pathology often presented to the general surgeon rather than the gynaecologist: report of two cases

Aydın

2006

Langenbecks Arch Surg

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Scar endometriosis—a gynaecologic pathology often presented to the general surgeon rather than the gynaecologist: report of two cases

Aydın

2006

Langenbecks Arch Surg

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“…The hemorrhagic signal is characterized by the presence of hypointense lesions with hyperintense foci on T1-and T2-weighted sequences and T1-weighted sequences with fat suppression: these correspond to the areas of hemosiderin found in the endometriotic crypts [7]. In addition, MRI allows a more accurate visualization of infiltration of the abdominal wall than CT scan or ultrasound [16].…”

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Abdominal Wall and Surgical Scar Endometriosis: Results of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Balleyguier

Chopin

et al. 2003

Gynecol Obstet Invest

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Scar endometriosis is a rare disease which is difficult to diagnose. The symptoms are nonspecific, typically involving abdominal wall pain at the time of menstruation. Clinical examination may reveal a painful nodule, if the scar involved is located on the abdominal wall, but is normal, when the lesion is located on the uterine scar. Other means of investigation (transvaginal ultrasonography, computed tomography) may be useful in case of lesions on the abdominal wall, or if the nodule is large, but give no specific results. The diagnosis is frequently made only after excision of the lesion. We report here 4 patients operated for scar endometriosis (two abdominal and two uterine scars) for whom MRI had suggested the diagnosis. Thanks to its very high spatial resolution, MRI enables very small lesions to be detected and can distinguish the hemorrhagic signal of endometriotic lesions. Furthermore, it performs better than the CT scan in detecting the limits between muscles and abdominal subcutaneous tissues.

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“…AWE appears as a hyperintense heterogeneous nodule associated with a surgical scar on both T1-(with and without fat suppression) and T2-weighted images, a result of subacute hemor rhage within the endometriotic crypts although this finding may vary [26,38,50] ( fig 5). MRI imaging is capable of showing the presence of hemorrhage in the abdominal wall mass and can provide informa tion on the chronicity of a hematoma associated with scar endometriosis or other processes [47].…”

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Abdominal wall endometriosis: an update in clinical, imagistic features, and management options

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Abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) is a rare condition defined by the presence of endometrial tissue in the subcutaneous fatty layer and the muscles of the abdominal wall. It is usually caused by the dissemination of endometrial tissue in the wound at the time of obstetrical and gynecological surgeries. AWE is rare and difficult to diagnose. The most frequent clinical presentation is that of a palpable subcutaneous mass near surgical scars associated with cyclic pain and swelling during menses. AWE may be an underreported pathology partly because it has scarcely received attention in the radiologic literature. Its frequency is expected to rise along with the increasing rate of cesarean deliveries; thus, it is important that physicians or sonographers are familiar with this pathology. The purpose of our review is to present the latest data regarding risk factors, clinical and imagisticfindings, and management of AWE.

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MR Appearance of Umbilical Endometriosis

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Scar endometriosis—a gynaecologic pathology often presented to the general surgeon rather than the gynaecologist: report of two cases

Scar endometriosis—a gynaecologic pathology often presented to the general surgeon rather than the gynaecologist: report of two cases

Abdominal Wall and Surgical Scar Endometriosis: Results of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Abdominal wall endometriosis: an update in clinical, imagistic features, and management options

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