Medical therapy does not cure the nodule; recurrence is nearly universal once treatment stops. 6.2 Surgical Treatment (Curative) Indication: All symptomatic patients or those desiring definitive diagnosis.
Endometriosis, umbilicus, primary umbilical endometriosis, Villar’s nodule, cyclic pain. 1. Introduction Endometriosis is defined as the presence of functional endometrial-like glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. While pelvic endometriosis (ovaries, pouch of Douglas, uterosacral ligaments) is common, cutaneous and umbilical involvement is rare. Umbilical endometriosis was first described by Villar in 1860, hence the eponym “Villar’s nodule.” umbilical endometriosis
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