C. Exacoustós

A network of endometriosis experts from 16 Italian academic departments and teaching hospitals distributed all over the country made a critical appraisal of the available evidence and definition of 10 suggestions regarding measures to be de…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between ovarian endometriomas detectable at transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) and other specific extraovarian lesions including adhesions, deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE), and adenomyosis. DESIG…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe a laparoscopic technique for the resection of deep endometriosis, treating the 3 compartments. DESIGN: Educational video. SETTING: Tertiary referral center in Strasbourg, France PATIENT: A 37-year-old primipar…

In 2015, the international Morphological Uterus Sonographic Assessment (MUSA) group published a consensus on which terminology to use when describing myometrial lesions seen on ultrasonography1. The use of MUSA terminology to describe ultra…

Ulipristal acetate (UPA) is used for medical treatment of uterine fibroids. The aim of this study was to describe the effects on painful symptoms and the sonographic uterine modifications in patients with adenomyosis erroneously treated wit…

We read with interest the article by Menakaya et al.1 on the importance of accurate sonographic detection of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). They reported for the study group all details related to location, dimension and overall fea…

In the last decade, pregnancy was considered as a therapeutic period for patients affected by endometriosis and painful symptoms. However, several studies have taken into consideration how endometriosis affects pregnancy achievement and pre…

To evaluate intra- and interobserver agreement in the reporting of ultrasonographic features associated with ill-defined lesions using the Morphological Uterus Sonographic Assessment (MUSA) terms. Multicentre clinical study, using three-dim…

To describe sonographic findings in patients with adenomyosis erroneously treated with ulipristal acetate (UPA). This an observational ultrasound (US) study on premenopausal patients who were treated with UPA for menorrhagia and uterine fib…

To correlate type and degree of adenomyosis using a new score system based on transvaginal sonographic (TVS) features to patients symptoms and fertility. A new score system able to evaluate the degree and the extension of uterine adenomyosi…

To purpose a score system based on transvaginal sonographic features of adenomyosis to assess the severity of the disease and to evaluate the diagnostic reproducibility by intraobserver analysis. Two experienced observers performed a review…

To investigate whether or not an ovarian endometrioma detected by ultrasound was associated with other appearances of pelvic endometriosis such as adhesions and/or deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) in order to improve the management of …

To evaluate the presence or absence of residual posterior disease and adhesions by 2D and 3D transvaginal sonography in patients who underwent segmental bowel resection for Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). Furthermore the presence or …

The main challenges of imaging for endometriosis are the detection of nonovarian disease and the evaluation of the extension of the disease into pelvic structures. Transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) has been proposed as the first-line imagi…

OBJECTIVE: To study outcomes and complications during pregnancy and at delivery in women with a posterior deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) nodule persisting after surgery and diagnosed at transvaginal sonography (TVS) in comparison wit…

To investigate whether or not an ovarian endometrioma is associated to other appearances of pelvic endometriosis such as adhesions and/or deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE), thus in order to improve the management of patients with pelvic…

To study outcomes and complications during pregnancy and delivery in women with a posterior deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) nodule persisting after surgery and diagnosed at transvaginal sonography (TVS). Multicentre prospective study …

The purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate the changes in volume and in ultrasound features of ovarian endometriomas after treatment with dienogest. Twenty-seven patients, in childbearing age, were selected based on prescription …

To purpose a score system based on TVS features to grade the severity of the adenomyosis thus in order to improve the management of symptomatic patients. Ultrasound criteria for focal and diffuse adenomyosis and for adenomoyma were defined …