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ArticleSAGE open medical case reports2023

Endometriosis in cesarean scars: A rare case report with clinical, imaging, and histopathological insights.

Shailendra Katwal, Sarad Katuwal, Sushmita Bhandari

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Article in SAGE open medical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. What is your diagnosis?Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Shailendra KatwalDadeldhura Subregional Hospital, Dadeldhura, Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7903-8789
Sarad KatuwalMaharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4130-3329
Sushmita BhandariFatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Fatima Jinnah Medical University · PKTribhuvan University Teaching Hospital · NP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Scar endometriosis is a rare form of endometriosis characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue in the abdominal wall following a cesarean delivery. We present a case report of a 38-year-old female with scar endometriosis and provide a comprehensive review of the literature on its clinical management. The patient presented with intermittent pain and swelling at the site of her previous cesarean section scar. Imaging studies revealed a nodular lesion with characteristic features of scar endometriosis. Fine needle aspiration cytology confirmed the diagnosis, ruling out malignancy. The patient underwent wide surgical resection of the mass, resulting in the resolution of symptoms and no recurrence during follow-up. Our case highlights the diagnostic challenge of scar endometriosis, which can mimic carcinoma, and emphasizes the importance of a multidisciplinary approach involving clinical evaluation, imaging, and histopathological examination for accurate diagnosis and optimal management of this condition.

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Endometriosisgynaecologyradiologyscar

Identifiers

PMID37654546
PMCPMC10467212
OpenAlexW4386183005

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