G. B. Melis

OBJECTIVES: To review the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) in the preoperative detection of rectosigmoid endometriosis in patients with clinical suspicion of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE), comparing enhanced (E-T…

OBJECTIVE: To review the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) in the preoperative detection of endometriosis in the uterosacral ligaments (USL), rectovaginal septum (RVS), vagina and bladder in patients with clinical suspici…

To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) in the preoperative detection of deep endometriosis, using the pathologic and/or surgical data as a reference standard. An extensive search was performed in Medline (Pubm…

The imaging techniques have a fundamental role in the diagnosis of endometriosis. Ovarian endometriosis (endometrioma) and deep endometriosis can be recognized using transvaginal ultrasound and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Although …

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…

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…

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…

BACKGROUND: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a promising technique in the study of endometriosis, allowing a complete mapping of lesions before surgery. However, the value of MRI in the diagnosis of endometriosis in the bladder, in super…

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…

The aim of our study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal tenderness guided ultrasonography and pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the identification of rectosigmoid endometriosis. The study was performed in 59 pat…

To present a rare case of endometrial stromal sarcoma arising in endometriosis of the rectovaginal septum. A 57-year-old postmenopausal woman with no apparent previous history of endometriosis presented with recent onset of pelvic pain. Tra…

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…

Deep infiltrating endometriosis can also involve the bladder and is associated with severe chronic pelvic pain and dysuria. Transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) is considered the first-line procedure in the assessment of deep endometriosis. T…

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…

To evaluate the role of transvaginal ultrasonography in the detection of pelvic adhesions in women suspected to have endometriomas. Ninety-seven women who underwent surgery for cystic ovarian endometriosis were prospectively recruited. All …

To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal tenderness-guided ultrasonography in the identification of location of deep endometriotic implants. Sixty-five patients suspected to have deep pelvic endometriosis with or without infertil…

To evaluate the intraobserver and interobserver agreement for identifying different kinds of benign cysts using typical B-mode ultrasonographic patterns, and to perform an external validation of the proposed ultrasonographic patterns. Digit…

BACKGROUND: The objective of the study is to evaluate the short- and long-term efficacy of complete laparoscopic excision of deep endometriosis, without rectum involvement, with the opening and partial excision of the posterior vaginal forn…

To determine the accuracy of transvaginal sonography in the diagnosis of deep endometriosis of the cul-de-sac, retrocervical region and rectovaginal septum using a modified and ‘tenderness-guided’ approach. In a prospective study 30 women s…

This review describes the usefulness of colour Doppler energy (CDE) (or power Doppler) imaging to measure vascularization in the female reproductive tract. CDE imaging is characterized by an increased sensitivity to flow, and thus may be us…