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Cases with diagnosis of umbilical endometriosis were identified. Clinical information of age, gravida, parity, histories of surgery and oral contraceptive (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">OC<\/jats:styled-content>), management for the disease prior to the first visit, symptoms, patients' desire for pregnancy, diagnostic\/therapeutic methods and prognosis were reviewed and summarized.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>During the period, 2530 patients with diagnosis of endometriosis were identified. Seven patients had diagnosis of umbilical endometriosis, giving an incidence of 0.29% of all endometriosis cases and 5.6% of extragenital endometriosis cases. A definitive diagnosis was made by histological examination following a biopsy (two cases) or a resection (three cases). A clinical diagnosis was made by empirical treatment with <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">OC<\/jats:styled-content> (one case) or dienogest (one case). With regard to therapy, three patients chose expectant management and did not require therapeutic intervention. Three patients began <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">OC<\/jats:styled-content> and symptoms were well controlled in all patients. One patient who wished to conceive chose a wide resection followed by umbilical reconstruction. 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