Cesarean scar endometriosis: A case report

Khaleel Zeba; H H Geetha; B Anusha; S Gurupriya

doi:10.51131/IJPCCR/v2i3.18

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Cesarean scar endometriosis: A case report

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International Journal of Preclinical and Clinical Research

DOI: 10.51131/IJPCCR/v2i3.18

Year: 2021, Volume: 2, Issue: 3, Pages: 58-61

Case Report

Cesarean scar endometriosis: A case report

Khaleel Zeba¹, H H Geetha^2*, B Anusha¹, S Gurupriya¹

¹Postgraduate, Department of OBG, Basaveshwara Medical College and Hospital, Chitradurga, 577502, Karnataka, India
²Professor and HOD, Department of OBG, Basaveshwara Medical College and Hospital, Chitradurga, 577502, Karnataka, India

*Corresponding Author
Email: [email protected]

Received Date:26 July 2021, Accepted Date:05 November 2021, Published Date:26 November 2021

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

Endometriosis is a chronic gynaecological disorder where presence of functional and morphological endometrial gland present outside the uterine cavity. Cesarean scar endometriosis is an unusual manifestation of extra pelvic endometriosis. Here, we report a case of caesarean scar endometriosis diagnosed after 6 years of cesarean delivery and was treated by surgical wide enbloc excision under spinal anaesthesia. Main aim is to increase awareness of this entity.

Keywords: Cesarean scar endometriosis (CSE); Surgical wide En Bloc excision; Sclerotherapy

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© 2021 Zeba et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Published By Basaveshwara Medical College & Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka.