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ArticleWomen's health (London, England)

Laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis of the round ligament: A case of a patient with right-sided inguinal pain.

Samaneh Rokhgireh, Abolfazl MehdizadehKashi, Shima Ghafourian Noroozi, Zahra Aminzade, Roya Derakhshan

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Samaneh RokhgirehEndometriosis Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abolfazl MehdizadehKashiEndometriosis Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shima Ghafourian NorooziDepartment of Radiology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Zahra AminzadeEndometriosis Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Roya DerakhshanEndometriosis Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-7425-3412

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Abstract

Round ligament endometriosis is a rare phenomenon reported in approximately 0.3% to 0.6% of endometriosis cases. Presurgical diagnosis is carried out for about 50% of the cases. The association of the right-sided inguinal hernia, nonspecific pain in the organs, and no history of surgery or labor make the diagnosis intricate. We report a case of endometriosis of the round ligament in a 39-year-old woman who complained of intense pain in the right groin during the menstrual period for about 4 years, with no complaints of bulging or change in the size of the mentioned area. The clinical suspicion of inguinal endometriosis, supported by sonography and magnetic resonance imaging, was confirmed by histological examination of the surgical specimen after laparoscopic surgery, which included the mass and the extraperitoneal segment of the round ligament. After surgery, the patient's pain disappeared completely. The round ligament endometriosis or endometriosis of the inguinal region could be considered an important differential diagnosis in women of reproductive age without a history of surgery who presented with inguinal region pain during menstruation but no clear mass was palpable in the physical exam.

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EndometriosisInguinal CanalLaparoscopyPainRound LigamentsAdultFemaleHernia, InguinalHumansRound Ligament of UterusTreatment Outcomeendometriosisextrapelvic endometriosislaparoscopic surgeryround ligament

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PMID39044436
PMCPMC11268010

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