A rare cyclic recurrent hematuria case; bladder endometriosis

Akpinar S., Yilmaz G., Celebioglu E. C.

QUANTITATIVE IMAGING IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY, cilt.5, sa.3, ss.485-487, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3978/j.issn.2223-4292.2014.08.05
  • Dergi Adı: QUANTITATIVE IMAGING IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.485-487
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), endometriosis, bladder
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Endometriosis is a benign gynecological disease that is characterized by the presence of functional endometrial tissue outside the uterus. Although the ovaries and uterine ligaments are the most common locations, urinary tract involvement especially the bladder endometriosis is a rare entity in women of reproductive age with clinical symptoms of cyclical urgency, hematuria and suprapubic pain. We herein present magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of spontaneous bladder endometriosis case with cyclical hematuria symptoms.