Laparoscopic treatment of a complex adnexal mass of the retroperitoneal space: A case report

Theodore Liakakos, Katerina Papakonstantinou, Michail Panagiotopoulos, Dimitrios Papageorgiou

Complex adnexal cystic masses in women of reproductive age should be carefully evaluated before the final diagnosis is set. Adnexal cystic masses are not necessary malignant. On the contrary, they usually refer to a benign and not cancerous pathology. A certain benign pathology behind adnexal masses is endometriosis. Endometriosis occurs …

Posted in 2022 Volume 21 – Issue 3 Tagged , , ,

A case report of caesarean scar endometriosis

Tingi Efterpi

Although it is uncommon, extrapelvic endometriosis can form a discrete mass known as an abdominal wall endometrioma. The incidence of abdominal wall endometriomas has been estimated to be 0.03% to 0.15% of all cases of endometriosis. We report a case of scar endometriosis in Pfannesteil scar in a 31 year old woman, who presented six years following an emergency Caesarean Section …

Posted in 2018 Volume 17 – Issue 1 Tagged ,