Endometriosis following cesarean section: ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging

Received 1 June 2009; accepted 26 June 2009. published online 06 January 2010.

Abstract

We present three cases of endometriosis developing in the abdominal wall following cesarean section.

The patients were examined by Doppler ultrasonography (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The object is to describe the US and MRI findings of the lesion and evaluate their role in the diagnosis and management.

In our opinion, a single procedure is sufficient in evaluating the lesion and in reaching the diagnosis.

Keywords: Endometriosis, Cesarean, Ultrasonography, MRI

a Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace, 1, Avenue Pasteur, 98012 Monaco Cedex, France

b Service de Chirurgie Viscérale, Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace, 1, Avenue Pasteur, 98012 Monaco Cedex, France

Corresponding author. Tel.: +33 377 979 896 44; fax: +33 377 979 896 97.

PII: S0899-7071(09)00199-5

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.08.025

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