Abdominal Wall Endometriosis in Appendectomy Scar 42 Years After Initial Surgical Procedure-Case Report and Literature Review.
Background and Clinical Significance: Abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) is an ectopic endometrial tissue embedded into the anterior abdominal wall, mainly infiltrating the rectus abdominis or oblique muscles and subcutaneous tissue. …
The endometriosis-adenomyosis spectrum: shared pathophysiology and microenvironment-driven disease divergence.
Endometriosis and adenomyosis are common gynecologic disorders associated with dysmenorrhea, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility. Although they share several molecular features, the mechanisms by which endometrium-derived tissues develop distinct pathological …
Endometriosis in the cecum diagnosed via forward-viewing endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition with a 19G fine-needle biopsy needle: a case report.
Subepithelial lesions (SELs) in the lower gastrointestinal tract are rare, and diagnosis and treatment of colorectal SELs are often challenging. Although endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition (EUS-TA) is useful for minimally …