Gerada M

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the reproducibility and the accuracy of B-mode ultrasonographic features of three different kinds of benign ovarian cysts: ovarian endometrioma, mature teratoma, and serous cyst. METHODS: Digitally stored B-mode sono…

Deep pelvic endometriosis is defined as subperitoneal infiltration of endometrial implants in the uterosacral ligaments, rectum, rectovaginal septum, vagina, or bladder. Although laparoscopy and biopsy remain the gold standard for diagnosis…

BACKGROUND: The aim was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal tenderness-guided ultrasonography in the identification of location of deep endometriosis. METHODS: Consecutive women scheduled for surgery in our Department for cl…

ObjectiveTo determine the accuracy of transvaginal ultrasonography (TVUS) using a modified "tenderness-guided" approach in the diagnosis of deep endometriosis of the cul-de-sac, retrocervical region, and rectovaginal septum.DesignProspectiv…