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Endometriosis ascites: a case report
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
|October 20, 1999
Abstract:
This is a case presentation of an usual nature, a 43-year-old Hispanic female, multigravida presenting with physical findings of massive ascites. In most instances, the presence of massive ascites is associated with malignancies, tuberculosis or perforated visous. In this case, the diagnosis of extensive endometriosis with ascites is reported as a very rare complication of the disease.