Research Article

Endometriosis at the incision site after C-section procedure

Volume: 13 Number: 2 May 14, 2020
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Endometriosis at the incision site after C-section procedure

Abstract

Objective: Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and endometrial stroma outside the uterus. In this study, we aimed to investigate the possible relationship between the number of caesarean section (C-section), size of endometriosis, age, and time to diagnosis after C-section in patients diagnosed with endometriosis after C-section. Materials and Methods: Patients who were operated for mass formation after C-section and pathologically diagnosed with endometriosis in our clinic between December 2012 and December 2012 were retrospectively analyzed. Data including age of the patients, number of previous C-section, time to diagnosis following the procedure, size of endometriosis were recorded. The patients were divided into two groups as Group 1 consisting of nine patients with a mass on the right side of the midline and Group 2 consisting 12 patients with a mass on the left side. Results: There was no significant difference in the age, number of previous C-section, time to diagnosis after the procedure, and size of endometriosis between the groups (p=0.795, p=0.655, p=0.432, and p=0.434, respectively). A total of 90% of the patients had pain, while 86% had a mass. In the majority of the patients, the mean time to diagnosis after the first C-section was 14.9±6.8 months. Conclusion: Our study results suggest that endometriosis in addition to incisional hernia and hematoma should be taken into consideration in the differential diagnosis in patients presenting with pain and/or a mass which can enlarge and shrink with the menstrual cycle under the incision scar after C-section.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Surgery , ​Internal Diseases , Pathology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 14, 2020

Submission Date

January 3, 2020

Acceptance Date

March 23, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 13 Number: 2

AMA
1.Gökçe AH, Ozkan A, Gökçe FS. Endometriosis at the incision site after C-section procedure. Pam Med J. 2020;13(2):369-372. doi:10.31362/patd.669590

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