Primary Umbilical Endometriosis in an Adolescent Girl: Unsuspected Pathology
Endometriosis affects 7 to 10% of women of reproductive age. Primary umbilical endometriosis (PUE) is even rarer with unclear pathogenesis. We report a case of PUE possibly the youngest patient reported in the literature. A 16-year-old girl of African origin presented with painful umbilical lump for...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2020-01-01
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Series: | European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1700987 |