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Re: endometriosis in C/S scar From: DoctorJoe@aol.com Tue Jul 30 09:47:20 2002 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: endometriosis in C/S scar" Previous message: ainsron@sbcglobal.net: "Re: endometriosis in C/S scar" Maybe in reply to: ivankklee: "endometriosis in C/S scar" Next in thread: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: endometriosis in C/S scar" In a message dated 7/30/02 08:22:20, rbraun@iupui.edu writes: > Patient is 30 ish G 3 P 3003 all cesarean sections. Had tubal at time of > last section. Presents with a 2X3X4 cm lump at the right end of her C/S > incision. It swells and becomes tender about the time of her period. No > other symptoms at all. The question becomes one of â œSince she has endo in > her incision, does she have a likelihoodof intraperitoneal endo, and if so, > should we do a diagnostic scope at thetime of excision of the scar > endometrioma? If we do and we find endometriosisin this asymptomatic > patient, what should we do about that? > I thought the mechanism for endometriosis in an incision was direct implantation at the time of surgery, not the triad of hypothesized etiologies of "normal" endometriosis. Therefore, I would think a wound endometrioma from uterine surgery would NOT be related to "normal endometriosis." In fact, you could almost make the case for calling it Next message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: endometriosis in C/S scar" Previous message: ainsron@sbcglobal.net: "Re: endometriosis in C/S scar" Maybe in reply to: ivankklee: "endometriosis in C/S scar" Next in thread: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: endometriosis in C/S scar"

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