Gastric wall endometriosis: A case report

Endometriosis affects 6% of women of reproductive age. About 10% of cases occur in extrapelvic locations, with gastric endometriosis being very rare. Typical symptoms include cyclical or chronic epigastric pain, especially in endometriosis patients, though most are nonspecific. We report a case of g...

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Main Author: Meng Chieh Chou
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-12-01
Series:Tungs’ Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4103/ETMJ.ETMJ-D-24-00022
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description Endometriosis affects 6% of women of reproductive age. About 10% of cases occur in extrapelvic locations, with gastric endometriosis being very rare. Typical symptoms include cyclical or chronic epigastric pain, especially in endometriosis patients, though most are nonspecific. We report a case of gastric endometriosis in a woman of reproductive age with a history of Cesarean section.
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spellingShingle Meng Chieh Chou
Gastric wall endometriosis: A case report
Tungs’ Medical Journal
computed tomography
endometriosis
stomach
title Gastric wall endometriosis: A case report
title_full Gastric wall endometriosis: A case report
title_fullStr Gastric wall endometriosis: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Gastric wall endometriosis: A case report
title_short Gastric wall endometriosis: A case report
title_sort gastric wall endometriosis a case report
topic computed tomography
endometriosis
stomach
url https://doi.org/10.4103/ETMJ.ETMJ-D-24-00022
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