Multifocal endometriosis. A case report

J Reprod Med. 1993 Oct;38(10):815-9.

Abstract

Disseminated endometriosis of the urinary, genital and intestinal systems was treated successfully with conservative surgery. We hypothesize that this unusual presentation may have derived from retrograde menstruation, pooling of endometrial cells in the dependent anterior and posterior cul-de-sacs with subsequent passage across the peritoneal mesothelium, and dissemination by clockwise intraabdominal currents.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Endometriosis / pathology*
  • Endometriosis / surgery
  • Female
  • Female Urogenital Diseases / pathology*
  • Female Urogenital Diseases / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Diseases / pathology*
  • Intestinal Diseases / surgery