Juan Luis Alcázar

To compare the diagnostic accuracy of 2D and 3D “tenderness-guided” transvaginal ultrasonography in the identification of deep endometriosis. Two-hundred and two patients (mean age, 34 years) with clinical suspicion of deep pelvic endometri…

to evaluate real-time dynamic transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) in the prediction of pouch of Douglas (POD) obliteration in women undergoing laparoscopy for suspected endometriosis and the relationship with the duration of surgery. 171 patients…

To assess the diagnostic performance of extended transvaginal ultrasound (EXTU) for diagnosing deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). prospective study comprising 51 women with suspected DIE. All women underwent EXTU, that includes the asse…

To evaluate diagnostic accuracy of presence of kissing ovaries at transvaginal ultrasonography as a markers of posterior severe deep endometriosis as described by Ghezzi et al in 2005. In this prospective study, performed between January 20…

To investigate the intraobserver and interobserver agreements of three-dimensional ultrasonography (3D US) in the diagnosis of deep endometriosis evaluating also the effect of specific training. Two sonographers (one expert with more than 1…

The diagnosis rate of deep pelvic endometriosis is increasing. Endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) is a rare neoplasm. Extragenital ESS is an extremely uncommon event. Very few cases of extragenital ESS have been reported to date. The diagnos…

OBJECTIVES: To investigate differences in tissue characterization using three-dimensional sonographic mean gray value (MGV) between retrocervical and rectosigmoid deeply infiltrating endometriosis, and to assess intra- and interobserver con…

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess whether a single determination of the serum cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) level provides additional information to sonography for specific diagnosis of benign adnexal masses in premenopausal…

In this study we aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound for assigning a specific diagnosis to benign adnexal masses in pre- and postmenopausal women. The study comprised 2146 adnexal masses in 1980 women. 1420 wo…

To evaluate 1. the prevalence of ultrasonographic diagnosis of deep endometriosis in patients with clinical suspicion and 2. to assess mean gray value (MGV) of nodules of deep endometriosis in different location also evaluating the reproduc…

To compare two different methods (manual sampling of all the cyst and semiautomated spherical sampling from the central part of cyst) for performing mean gray value (MGV) evaluation of cystic content in endometriomas using Virtual Organ Com…

To assess whether a single determination of serum CA-125 provides additional information to ultrasound diagnosis for specific diagnosis of benign adnexal masses in premenopausal women. Retrospective study comprising 1058 premenopausal women…

To compare the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound for assigning a specific diagnosis to benign adnexal masses in pre- and postmenopausal women. Prospective study comprising 2146 adnexal masses in 1980 women (1420 women premenopa…

To standardize the image display for the assessment deep pelvic endometriosis using three dimensional ultrasonography (3DTVS). Twenty volumes from women with surgically confirmed of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) at level of rectovag…

Introduction: Endometriosis, defined as the growth of endometrial tissue outside \nthe uterine cavity is a common gynaecological disorder affecting 10-15% \nof women in their reproductive years. It is a major clinical problem causing in- \n…

Abnormal thickening of the Endometrial Subendometrial Myometrium Unit (ESEMy Unit, including basal endometrium and inner myometrium) has been detected on imaging and referred to as "diffuse adenomyosis" in infertile patients with proven end…

Endometriosis is a common gynaecological disease of unknown aetiology. Angiogenesis appears to be one of the processes involved in its pathogenesis. Angiogenic factors are increased in the peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis (Mc…

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the analysis of cyst content using mean gray value (MGV) can discriminate ovarian endometriomas from other unilocular ovarian cysts in premenopausal women. METHODS: Stored three-dimensional (3D) volumes from 54…

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the diagnostic value of transvaginal ultrasonography in the detection of pelvic adhesions in women suspected of having endometriomas at ultrasonography. DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: Academic Dep…

INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of pelvic endometriosis is high, affecting approximately 6% to 10% of women of reproductive age. Although endometriosis has been associated with the occurrence of menstrual cycles, it can affect between 2% to 5%…

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether interleukin-8 (IL-8) serum levels are correlated with pelvic pain in patients with ovarian endometriomas. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Tertiary-care university hospital. PATIENT(S): Interleukin-8 se…

To assess whether the analysis of cyst content using mean grey value (MGV) discriminate ovarian endometriomas from other unilocular ovarian cysts. Stored 3D volumes from 54 unilocular ovarian cysts diagnosed in 50 premenopausal women (mean …

The purpose of this presentation is to investigate the potential role of three-dimensional ultrasound (3D) in the assessment of deep endometriosis. Cases of deep endometriosis are presented to illustrate the spectrum of sonographic appearan…

BACKGROUND: The aim of this paper is to review and compare the results obtained using the Pfannenstiel, laparoscopy and minilaparotomy approaches for total hysterectomy procedure in relation to benign uterine diseases. METHODS: A retrospec…