Abstract
Umbilical endometriosis infrequently presents to the plastic surgeon. As such, the diagnosis is difficult to make because it is often overlooked. The current report presents a 35-year-old nulligravid woman with a six-month history of a firm, cyclically swelling lesion in her umbilical region. None of the signs characteristic of pelvic endometriosis except dysmenorrhea and a one-year history of infertility were present. Biopsy of the lesion revealed umbilical endometriosis (grade IV), and laparoscopy uncovered extensive disease. Monopolar cautery with coagulating current umbilical excision and reconstruction with a purse-string suture was used. The results underscore the importance of a broad differential diagnosis for an umbilical lesion in a middle-age woman. They also highlight the importance of early recognition and appropriate surgical intervention to minimize morbidity and mortality associated with umbilical endometriosis.
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