C. Exacoustós

Transvaginal sonography (TVS) in expert hands is very accurate to evaluate the pelvic extension of DIE. However the TVS findings are often not comprehensive to the surgeon in order to establish accurate management and counseling of the pati…

Rectal and sigmoid endometriosis lesions have surgically different approaches but also different postsurgical events and complications. The management and counseling of the affected patients is very different according also to the prevalent…

The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of 3D TVS to detect morphological alterations of JZ in infertile patients affected by pelvic endometriosis and to correlate the findings to the laparoscopic stage of endometriosis. We evaluat…

To describe the clinical history and ultrasound findings in women with decidualized endometriomas. Women with a histological diagnosis of decidualized endometrioma during pregnancy who had undergone preoperative ultrasound examination were …

OBJECTIVE: To correlate with histopathological features the adenomyosis-induced morphological alterations of the outer myometrium and the inner myometrium ('junctional zone', JZ) detectable on two- (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) transvagin…

The aim of this study was to evaluate in patients with pelvic deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) the accuracy of transrectal ultrasound examination using the transvaginal probe to assess grade of rectal wall infiltration in comparison wi…

The uterine junctional zone (JZ) seems to play an integral part in the implantation process. The coronal section of the uterus obtained by three dimensional (3D) transvaginal sonographic (TVS) permits an accurate evaluation of the JZ. An al…

Although TVS by experienced investigators is an accurate tool for diagnosis of adenomyosis in clinically suspected cases, it is not as reliable in unselected premenopausal women. The aim of this study is to correlate adenomyosis induced det…

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has emerged to be the best diagnostic imaging to evaluate the extent pelvic deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). Transvaginal sonography (TVS) is very accurate in diagnosing ovarian endometriomas but shows…

Recently it has been reported that a levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) could be an effective and safe method in the treatment of adenomyosis. The aim of this study was to assess whether the sonographically detectable morphologica…

Medical therapies that suppress ovarian function are effective and alternative methods in pain-related relief of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). The aim of this study was to assess whether the sonographically detectable posterior pel…

To compare transvaginal sonography (TVS) with laparoscopy in the diagnosis of pelvic adhesions in patients with chronic pelvic pain (CPP). Twenty-two patients with CPP underwent TVS up to 7 days prior to laparoscopic surgery. An accurate ma…