Case Report

Inguinal Endometriosis: An Uncommon Differential Diagnosis as an Inguinal Tumour

Table 1

Review of the literature.

AuthorNo. of patientsHistory of surgeryHistory of Pelvic endometriosisLaparoscopyResults of laparoscopySite of lesion

Majeski [6] 1(+) previous CS (−) Done      (−) Scar tissue
(+) previous hernia
Seydel et al. [3]2(+) previous CS(−)Not doneN.A.No mention
Singh et al. [4]1(−)No mentionNot doneN.A.Hernial sac
1(+) previous CSNo mentionNot doneN.A.Scar tissue
Goh and Flynn [10]1No mention(−)Not doneN.A.Round ligament
Battista Candiani et al. [11]6No mentionAll (+)DoneAll (+)Round ligament
Perez-Seoane et al. [7]1(−)(−)Not doneN.A.Hernial sac
Quagliarello et al. [8]1No mention(−)Done(−)Hernial sac
Brzezinskiand Durst [9]1No mention(−)Not doneN.A.Hernial sac