BLADDER ENDOMETRIOSIS – A SHORT REVIEW
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29 March 2026
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20 July 2019
Abstract
BLADDER ENDOMETRIOSIS (BE) IS DEFINED AS THE PRESENCE OF ENDOMETRIAL GLANDS AND STROMA IN THE DETRUSOR MUSCLE, USUALLY LOCATED IN THE TRIG ONE AND THE DOME OF THE BLADDER. IT IS A DISEASE WITH AN UNKNOWN PREVALENCE, BEING FREQUENT UNDERDIAGNOSED AND HAVING UNSPECIFIC MANIFESTATION, THAT TENDS TO APPEAR IN A CYCLICAL MANNER. MULTIPLE HYPOTHESES REGAR DING BLADDER ENDOMETRIOSIS HAVE BEEN PROPOSE D, WITH MIGRATION AND TRANSPLANTATION THEORIES BEING THE MOST ACCEPTED. A THOROUGH EXAMINATION OF THE PATIENT IS RECOMMENDED, AND ONCE THE DIAGNOSIS OF BE HAS BEEN MADE, CLINICAL MANAGEMENT CAN BE CONSERVATIVE, USING HORMONALTHERAPIES, OR SURGICAL.
Keywords
BLADDER ENDOMETRIOSIS
CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT
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