{"paper_id":"c6495dae-415b-489b-a856-e7162206eac3","body_text":"Abstract\nThe patient is a 33-year-old woman struggling with infertility. She experiences dysmenorrhea and pain during defecation and intercourse. Diagnosed with an ovarian endometriotic cyst, she is now awaiting laparoscopic removal. We aim to confirm the presence of the endometriotic lesion through MR images. How should we approach the image evaluation?\nAccess this chapter\nTax calculation will be finalised at checkout\nPurchases are for personal use only\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences\nKoninckx PR, et al. Suggestive evidence that pelvic endometriosis is a progressive disease, whereas deeply infiltrating endometriosis is associated with pelvic pain. Fertil Steril. 1991;55:759–65.\nClement PB. Disease of the peritoneum. In: Kurman RJ, editor. Blaustein’s pathology of the female genital tract. 5th ed. Springer; 2002.\nChapron C, et al. Anatomical distribution of deeply infiltrating endometriosis: surgical implications and proposition for a classification. Hum Reprod. 2003;18:157–61.\nKinkel K, et al. Diagnosis of endometriosis with imaging: a review. Eur Radiol. 2006;16:285–98.\nD'Hooghe TM, Hill JA. Endometriosis. In: Berek J, editor. Novak’s gynecology. 12th ed. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 1996. p. 887–914.\nSiegelman ES, et al. Solid pelvic masses caused by endometriosis: MR imaging features. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1994;163:357–61.\nWoodward PJ, et al. Endometriosis: radio-logic-pathologic correlation. Radiographics. 2001;21:193–216; questionnaire 288–94.\nKataoka ML, et al. Posterior cul-desac obliteration associated with endometriosis: MR imaging evaluation. Radiology. 2005;234:815–23.\nFauconnier A, Chapron C. Endometriosis and pelvic pain: epidemiological evidence of the relationship and implications. Hum Reprod Update. 2005;11:595–606.\nWolf GC, Kopecky KK. MR imaging of endometriosis arising in cesarean section scar. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1989;13:150–2.\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nCorresponding author\nEditor information\nEditors and Affiliations\nRights and permissions\nCopyright information\n© 2025 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.\nAbout this chapter\nCite this chapter\nKido, A. (2025). Endometriosis Sites. In: Matsumura, N., Matsuki, M., Kido, A. (eds) MRI and CT for Decision-Making in Obstetrics and Gynecology Practice. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5120-4_13\nDownload citation\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5120-4_13\nPublished:\nPublisher Name: Springer, Singapore\nPrint ISBN: 978-981-97-5119-8\nOnline ISBN: 978-981-97-5120-4\neBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}