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A case series of scar endometriosis: a mysterious painful scar

Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Scar endometriosis, one of its rare variants, is the study of interest since most of the patients present to the general surgeon rather than to a gynaecologist due to its quite often non-specific symptoms. In this case series of 5 patients, 2 of the patients had presented to the general surgery department, one presented with non-specific symptom. Prior history of any obstetric (caesarean section in particular) and gynaecological surgeries must be elicited which may help in clinching towards the diagnosis. This report is about a case series of 5 patients who had variable presentations and were offered wide local excision. Diagnosis was confirmed with post-operative histopathology. The pathogenesis, treatment and prevention have been discussed.