ABSTRACT
The finding of endometriosis of the abdominal wall is a rare event; we describe three cases observed after cesarean section. The first case is an endometriosis of the rectus abdominis, first occurrence in literature. The second case describes a localization limited to the subcutaneous tissue. The third case describes the involvement of the entire abdominal wall. Only two patients complained about excruciating abdominal pain during menstrual bleeding. In one case pain was only an occasional event.
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Abdominal Muscles/pathology , Cesarean Section/adverse effects , Endometriosis/etiology , Abdominal Muscles/diagnostic imaging , Abdominal Muscles/surgery , Adult , Cicatrix/diagnostic imaging , Cicatrix/pathology , Endometriosis/diagnostic imaging , Endometriosis/pathology , Endometriosis/surgery , Female , Humans , Postoperative Complications , Pregnancy , UltrasonographyABSTRACT
In a heterogeneous group of 226 pregnant women, a retrospective study was done of the relation between the distal femoral epiphyseal ossification center detected by ultrasound and the birth weights of the infants. The ossification center of the femur was detectable in 202 of the 208 infants appropriate for gestational age; it was undetectable in 15 of the 18 infants small for gestational age. Because our results compared favorably with those reached by more complicated methods in the literature, we propose that the distal femoral epiphyseal ossification center be used as a screening test for intrauterine growth retardation.
