Table 2 Abdominal muscle endometriosis
From: Endometriosis of the skeletal muscular system (ESMS): a systematic review
Location | Age (yr) | Symptoms | Catamenial or not | Imaging | Therapy | Follow-up (m) | Prognosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rectus abdominis [12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39] | 34.5 (16–48) | Abdominal mass with pain | Y (32/41) N (7/41) NR (2/41) | US (33/41) CT (15/41) MRI (18/41) Barium meal (1/41) | Excision (40/41) GnRH-a (1/41) | 18.1 (4–48) | C (39/41) P (1/41) NR (1/41) |
31.5 (25–38) | Mass with pain, aggravated during exercise or menstruation | Y (2/2) | US/CT (2/2) | Excision (2/2) Hormone after surgery (1/2) | 6 | C (2/2) | |
Pyramidalis [42] | 32 | Suprapubic mass with swelling and pain, aggravated during menstruation | Y | US/CT | Excision | NR | NR |