Thoracic endometriosis is a rare manifestation of extra pelvic endometriosis and it is often missed because of its variable clinical presentation. A 33-year-old woman undergoing evaluation for secondary subfertility presented …
Endometriosis is a chronic condition in reproductive-age women, and diagnosis can be delayed for 4-11 years due to nonspecific symptoms and limited imaging. This underscores the need for new methods …
Umbilical endometriosis is a rare extrapelvic manifestation of endometriosis, presenting diagnostic and surgical challenges. We report a case of a 43-year-old woman with a history of two cesarean sections who …
The pathogenesis of endometriosis and adenomyosis remains incompletely understood, and a notable gap persists between the reported heritability and the disease variation explained by identified susceptibility loci. In this manuscript, …
Concurrent Umbilical Endometriosis and Umbilical Hernia: A Rare Case Cureus
Endometriosis of the umbilicus is uncommon. Presenting symptoms are nonspecific and may mimic other diseases of the umbilicus, such as Sister Mary nodule, granuloma, melanoma, and umbilical hernia. Umbilical endometriosis …
Primary umbilical endometriosis (Villar's nodule) is a rare entity, representing 0.5%-1% of all endometriosis cases. We report a 37-year-old multiparous woman presenting with a 7-day history of umbilical pain, swelling, …
We report the case of a 42-year-old woman with a history of uterine fibroids treated with robotic myomectomy 12 years prior who presented with extensive uterine fibroids, perihepatic lesions, and …
Umbilical endometriosis, or Villar's nodule, is a rare form of cutaneous endometriosis in which ectopic endometrial tissue involves the umbilical skin. It may occur without any history of abdominal or …
Neonatal uterine bleeding (NUB) has been hypothesized as a relatively common early-life event potentially linked to the later development of endometriosis through retrograde menstruation. However, its true prevalence and biological …