Cesarean section scar diverticulum
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Cesarean section scar diverticulum is a form of outpouching located in the anterior lower uterine cavity at the site of the cesarean section scar.
There is some similarity with the term Cesarean scar niche.
Clinical presentation
- mostly asymptomatic
- postmenstrual spotting
Radiographic features
Can be imaged on hysterosalpingography and ultrasonography.
There may be a defect or a focal outpouching at the site of a prior cesarean section. Location can be in the lower uterine segment or upper endocervical canal.
Differential diagnosis
- prominent cervical glands
- post myomectomy diverticula
- Gartner duct cyst: long, tubular structure parallel to the uterine cavity
- adenomyosis: location of defect anywhere along uterine cavity
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