EC Gynaecology

Endometriosis is defined as the presence of ectopic functioning endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Parietal localization, especially the rectus abdominis muscle, is an extremely rare situation, developed usually on a previous surgical scar. It's a poorly known entity, that can be so painful and invalidating, often suffering from a long delay in diagnosis.

We report the case of a rectus abdominis endometrioma after a c-section in a patient enduring abdominal cyclic pain for a year and a half.

 Keywords: Endometriosis; Rectus Abdominis Muscle; Cesarean; Case Report

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