Anne Gisselmann Egekvist

The aim of this guideline was to update an existing guideline from 2012. An update was evident due to the scientific progress and political focus on endometriosis in recent years. Based on recent evidence, we aimed to provide clinical recom…

The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) and International Deep Endometriosis Analysis (IDEA) group, the European Endometriosis League (EEL), the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE), ESHR…

Extrapelvic endometriosis is a rare type of endometriosis. The diagnosis can be challenging, especially if the patient lacks characteristic endometriosis symptoms. This case report presents a 27-year-old woman diagnosed with both primary um…

STUDY QUESTION: Which of the competing models of the Endometriosis Health Profile 30 Questionnaire (EHP-30) factor structure is best supported by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)? SUMMARY ANSWER: Findings support a five-factor first-order…

INTRODUCTION: Deep infiltrating endometriosis is a common cause of pelvic pain. However, some patients have limited problems that may be controlled by medical treatment, so avoiding the potentially severe complications of major surgery. Thi…

INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study was to assess the intra- and interobserver variability of two- and three-dimensional rectosigmoid nodule size measurements by transvaginal sonography in patients with rectosigmoid endometriosis. MATERIAL …

INTRODUCTION: Women with endometriosis often experience pain and infertility. Medical treatment interferes with the possibility of attaining pregnancy. For infertile women with endometriosis, surgery is a possible treatment, but with advanc…

INTRODUCTION: Altogether 10% of all women of fertile age suffer from endometriosis, and up to 25% of these women require assisted reproductive technology (ART) to conceive. During ART the process of controlled ovarian stimulation causes hig…

STUDY QUESTION: Is it possible to develop a validated score that can identify women with Bowel Endometriosis Syndrome (BENS) and be used to monitor the effect of medical and surgical treatment? SUMMARY ANSWER: The BENS score can be used to …

INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study was to assess the risk of surgery after initial conservative treatment of rectosigmoid endometriosis in relation to demographic data. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study was conducted on the tertiary endometri…

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…

An ongoing study from our group relates growth of rectosigmoid endometriosis to the patient's symptoms of disease. For that reason, there is a need for knowledge of the intra- and interobserver variation when measuring growth of rectosigmoi…

This study evaluates the interobserver variation of transvaginal ultrasonographic measurements of the size of deep infiltrating endometriosis lesions in the rectosigmoid wall performed by an experienced and a less experienced sonographer. F…

Sir, Recently, the use of three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound and characteristics of deep-infiltrating endometriosis in general have been described (1). We would like to call attention to the use of 3D-transvaginal ultrasound as a new diagnos…

Objectives: The aim of this present study was to evaluate the interobserver variation of transvaginal ultrasonographic measurements of endometriosis infiltrating the rectosigmoid wall. Methods: Transvaginal ultrasonography was performed ind…