Caesarean Scar Endometriosis May Require Abdominoplasty

Autor: Barczyński Bartłomiej, Sobstyl Małgorzata, Frąszczak Karolina, Sobstyl Anna
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, Vol 14 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1179-5476
11795476
DOI: 10.1177/11795476211027666
Popis: Endometriosis is defined as an ectopic presence of endometrium-like tissue outside uterine cavity, which most commonly involves intraperitoneal organs. However, one of the less frequent forms of the disease is abdominal wall endometriosis usually developing in surgical scars following obstetric and gynaecological surgeries involving uterine cavity entering, that is, caesarean section, myomectomy or hysterectomy. In this case report we present a case of a patient with extensive caesarean scar endometriosis, who required complex surgical management. Successful surgical treatment involved not only radical tumour resection and application of mesh in postoperative hernia prevention but also adequate wound closure ensuring satisfactory cosmetic results, which was most challenging. The abdominal wall defect could not be sutured by traditional technique, thus polypropylene mesh was used and partial abdominoplasty was performed. The wound healed without complication and 24-month follow-up showed no evidence of local recurrence and satisfactory cosmetic result. In case of extensive endometrial abdominal wall tumours surgical treatment may involve application of advanced plastic surgery techniques, like abdominoplasty or skin/musculocutaneous flaps transposition.
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