Endometrioma of the liver

Hepatic endometriosis is extremely rare. We describe a patient sent to us with epigastric pain as the only symptom and who was found to have associated endometrioma of the liver and left ovary. We suggest a gynecologic evaluation before surgery for hepatic cyst of unknown cause. (Am J Obstet Gynecol...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 1990-11, Vol.163 (5), p.1490-1492
Hauptverfasser:	Rovati, Vittorio, Faleschini, Edoardo, Vercellini, Paolo, Nervetti, Giovanni, Tagliabue, Giorgio, Benzi, Guido
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	abdominal pain Adult Biological and medical sciences Cysts - diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Endometriosis Endometriosis - diagnosis Endometriosis - pathology Endometriosis - surgery Female Female genital diseases Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans liver cyst Liver Diseases - diagnosis Liver Neoplasms - diagnosis Liver Neoplasms - pathology Liver Neoplasms - surgery Medical sciences Neoplasms, Multiple Primary Non tumoral diseases Ovarian Neoplasms - pathology Ovarian Neoplasms - surgery Peritoneal Neoplasms - pathology Peritoneal Neoplasms - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Hepatic endometriosis is extremely rare. We describe a patient sent to us with epigastric pain as the only symptom and who was found to have associated endometrioma of the liver and left ovary. We suggest a gynecologic evaluation before surgery for hepatic cyst of unknown cause. (Am J Obstet Gynecol 1990;163:1490-2.)
ISSN:	0002-9378 1097-6868
DOI:	10.1016/0002-9378(90)90611-A