Table 1.
Literature review of known cases of perianal endometrioma presented as a perianal abscess.
| Reference number | Author/Year | Presentation | Initial treatment (N) | Definitive treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [11] | Swerdlow/1975 | Perianal abscess | Perianal incision (2) | Abdominal HTA with BSO followed by local excision (3 months later) |
| [12] | Andreson, Tuckson/1988 | Supralevator abscess | Trans rectal incision (6) | Emergency laparotomy with HTA, BSO, colostomy, and appendectomy |
| [9] | Iqbal et al./2009 | Perianal abscess | Perianal incision (2) | Perianal excision |
| [10] | Rodrigues et al./2015 | Perianal abscess | Fistulotomy (1) | Episiotomy excision with enucleation |
| [3] | McComb et al./ 2023 | Perianal abscess | Perianal incision (1) | Incomplete excision + non-surgical management |
| [13] | Yogini et al./2019 | Perianal abscess | Perianal incision (1) | Perianal excision + GnRH analog |
| [14] | Liang et al./2021 | Perianal abscess | Perianal puncture and drainage (1) | Perianal excision |
| [15] | Andrei et al./2019 | Perianal abscess | Incision, evacuation of the abscess, fistulotomy (1) | The patient refused hormonal inhibitor treatment |
| This series | Zafirovikj et al./2024 | Perianal abscess (in both cases) | Incision in both cases (1 per each) | Perianal excision (in both cases) |
HTA: hysterectomy; BSO: bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy; GnRH: gonadotropin-releasing Hormone.