ENDOMETRIOTIC SCAR AFTER HYSTEROTOMY-A RARE CASE
- Specialist Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department, Hatta Hospital, Dubai Health, United Arab Emirates.
- Senior Specialist Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department, Hatta Hospital, Dubai Health, United Arab Emirates.
- Consultant, Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department, Hatta Hospital, Dubai Health, United Arab Emirates.
- Consultant & Head of Department Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Hatta Hospital, Dubai Health, United Arab Emirates.
- Medical Student, 3rd Year MBBch, Dubai Medical College, United Arab Emirates.
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The presence of endometrium outside the uterine cavity is known as endometriosis. Scar endometriosis is an uncommon type of extra-pelvic endometriosis, that is usually confused with other surgical or dermatological conditions leading to delay in diagnosis.Abdominal wall or cutaneous endometriomas are quite uncommon with an incidence of less than 1%. The symptoms are nonspecific, typically involving abdominal wall pain at the incision site at the time of menstruation. It commonly follows obstetrical and gynecological surgeries.We are reporting a scar endometriosis case, involving the rectus sheath which presented as cyclical painful previous hysterotomy scar.
[Huma Naz, Saadia Siddique, Adel Ahmidat, Jinan Khalifa and Iraj Fatima (2023); ENDOMETRIOTIC SCAR AFTER HYSTEROTOMY-A RARE CASE Int. J. of Adv. Res. 11 (Nov). 279-284] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com