Design: Surgical video.
Setting: Academic hospital operating room.
Patients or Participants: This is a 35 year old G0 presenting with chronic right groin pain found to have inguinal endometriosis.
Interventions: The patient underwent robotic assisted laparoscopic excision of endometriosis and concurrent open right inguinal hernia repair with mesh.
Measurements and Main Results: Surgery was uncomplicated with minimal EBL. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 0. At 4 weeks postoperative, she had resolution of all pain.
Conclusion: Inguinal endometriosis is rare, but should be on the differential for patients presenting with chronic groin pain. Optimal management is surgical excision with concurrent reinforcement/repair of the inguinal ring.
Calcei, JB*, Banks, EC. OB/GYN, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
