TY - JOUR
AU - Serge, Boni
AB - The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-023-01742-2 C ASE REPOR T Management of Isolated Umbilical Endometriosis in a Resource Limited Country: Two Cases and Review of the Literature 1,2,3,4 1 2 1 1,2 Dehi Boston Mian  · Vedi Loue  · Alexis Yao  · N’guessan Koffi  · Boni Serge Received: 6 March 2022 / Accepted: 5 February 2023 © Federation of Obstetric & Gynecological Societies of India 2023 Introduction Presentation of the Cases Endometriosis (EM) is an enigmatic, relatively common Case 1 benign gynecologic disease, affecting 6–10% women of reproductive age [1]. This frequency is underestimated in A 32-year-old nulliparous woman consulted for a pain- general population [1, 2]. The abnormal lesions are typically ful umbilical swelling of 3 years duration, with cyclic found in the pelvic cavity but can also occur in extrapelvic increase during menstruation. She did not have a history areas [1, 2]. Umbilical endometriosis (UEM) is the most of a prior abdominal surgery or dysmenorrhea. Examina- common cutaneous form, likely secondarily to a surgical tion showed a black appearing umbilical nodule approxima- scar. This location of EM, also known as Villar’s node, is a tively 3 cm × 2 cm in size. This umbilical swelling was firm, rare disease accounting for 0.5–1% of all extrapelvic forms mobile, painful and irreducible 
TI - Management of Isolated Umbilical Endometriosis in a Resource Limited Country: Two Cases and Review of the Literature
JO - The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India
DO - 10.1007/s13224-023-01742-2
DA - 2023-10-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/management-of-isolated-umbilical-endometriosis-in-a-resource-limited-hb0F99StBD
SP - 451
EP - 454
VL - 73
IS - 5
DP - DeepDyve
ER -