ReviewInsights into imaging2023
Acute abdominal pain in women of reproductive age: keys to suggest a complication of endometriosis.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Abdominal Wall Endometriosis in Appendectomy Scar 42 Years After Initial Surgical Procedure-Case Report and Literature Review.Reports (MDPI) · 2026Article
- Living with acuteness in chronic illness: The temporal underpinnings of endometriosis.Medical anthropology quarterly · 2025Article
- ESR Essentials: Gynaecological causes of acute pelvic pain in women: a primer for emergent evaluation-practice recommendations by the European Society of Emergency Radiology.European radiology · 2025Review
- Gorgon sign in abdominal wall endometriosis.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2024Review
- Women's experiences of seeking healthcare for abdominal pain in Ireland: a qualitative study.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Parietal endometriosis: An uncommon cause of c-section scar pain - A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2024Article
- Rupture Endometriomas Presenting as Acute Abdomen Infection in Hasty and Limited Resources Setting: A Pitfall Not to Miss - A Case Report.International medical case reports journal · 2024Article
- Gynaecological Causes of Acute Pelvic Pain: Common and Not-So-Common Imaging Findings.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Diagnostic Clues for Women with Acute Surgical Abdomen Associated with Ruptured Endometrioma.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Although endometriosis is a common gynecological condition in women of reproductive age, a complication of endometriosis is rarely considered as the differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain in that context. However, acute events in women with endometriosis can represent life-threatening conditions, which require emergent treatment and often surgical management. Mass effect of endometriotic implants can give rise to obstructive complications, specifically occurring in the bowel or in the urinary tract, while inflammatory mediators released by ectopic endometrial tissue can lead to inflammation of the surrounding tissues or to superinfection of the endometriotic implants. Magnetic resonance imaging is the best imaging modality to reach the diagnosis of endometriosis, but an accurate diagnosis is possible on computed tomography, especially in the presence of stellar, mildly enhanced, infiltrative lesions in suggestive areas. The aim of this pictorial review is to provide an image-based overview of key findings for the diagnosis of acute abdominal complications of endometriosis.
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