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Two premenopausal women presented with endometrioma and slightly elevated CA 125 plasma levels (42.5 and 39.0 U/ml). After initial evaluation, both patients had an episode of sudden onset of pelvic pain with rapid resolution after a few hou…

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…

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…

Abstract 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 …

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 c…

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 …

Extrauterine pelvic diseases include several kinds of adnexal masses. In addition, pelvic adhesions and deep endometriosis can be considered extrauterine pelvic diseases. In this article we will review a practical approach to adnexal pathol…

Uterine pathology represents one of the most common sources of complaints in women. It may cause pelvic pain, abnormal uterine bleeding or problems related to infertility. On the other hand, endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic…

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…

The aim of our study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal tenderness-guided ultrasonography and pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in identification of the location of deep endometriosis implants. The study was perfor…

The purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with an adnexal mass at high risk of ovarian endometriosis owing to the presence of chronic pelvic …

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…

OBJECTIVE: To 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. DESIGN: Pros…

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…

Recurrence of ovarian teratomas was evaluated in a randomised trial to determine whether laparoscopic cystectomy had the same efficacy as laparotomy. Forty premenopausal non-pregnant women with a unilateral teratoma no larger than 10 cm wer…