Ascites and Encapsulating Peritonitis in Endometriosis: a Systematic Review with a Case Report

Abstract

Endometriosis can have several different presentations, including overt ascites and peritonitis; increased awareness can improve diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes. We aim to provide a systematic review and report a case of endometriosis with this unusual clinical presentation. The PubMed/MEDLINE database was systematically reviewed until October 2016. Women with histologically-proven endometriosis presenting with clinically significant ascites and/or frozen abdomen and/or encapsulating peritonitis were included; those with potentially confounding conditions were excluded. Our search yielded 37 articles describing 42 women, all of reproductive age. Ascites was mostly hemorrhagic, recurrent and not predicted by cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) levels. In turn, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia and infertility were not consistently reported. The treatment choices and outcomes were different across the studies, and are described in detail. Endometriosis should be a differential diagnosis of massive hemorrhagic ascites in women of reproductive age.

Resumo

A endometriose pode ter várias apresentações, incluindo ascite e peritonite, que são apresentações incomuns. O aumento da conscientização sobre essa doença pode melhorar a precisão diagnóstica e os resultados das pacientes. Nosso objetivo é fornecer uma revisão sistemática e relatar um caso de endometriose com esta apresentação clínica incomum. O banco de dados PubMed/MEDLINE foi revisado sistematicamente até outubro de 2016. Foram incluídas mulheres com endometriose demonstrada histologicamente, com presença de ascite clinicamente significativa e/ou abdômen congelado e/ou peritonite encapsulante; foram excluídas aquelas com comorbidades que pudessem provocar confusão. A pesquisa selecionou 37 artigos que descrevem 42 mulheres, todas em idade reprodutiva. A ascite foi principalmente hemorrágica, recorrente, e não indicada pelos níveis de antígeno associado ao câncer 125 (AC-125). Por sua vez, a dismenorreia, a dispareunia e a infertilidade não foram relatadas de forma consistente. As escolhas e os resultados do tratamento foram diferentes entre os estudos, e são descritos em detalhes. A endometriose deveria ser um diagnóstico diferencial de ascite hemorrágica maciça em mulheres em idade reprodutiva.

Keywords

endometriosis - ascites - peritonitis - systematic review - treatment

Palavras-chave

endometriose - ascite - peritonite - revisão sistemática - tratamento

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