[The use of transvaginal sonography (TVS) for preoperative diagnosis of pelvic endometriosis]
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Transvaginal ultrasound effectively detects deep infiltrating endometriosis and adenomyosis, evaluating various pelvic structures beyond ovarian involvement.
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Endometriosis is one the most challenging gynaecological disorders affecting 10-15% of women in their reproductive years. Considerable diagnostic delay of up to 8 years from presenting symptoms often confers a heavy economic and social price. Over the past years, additional diagnostic tools such as transvaginal scanning (TVS) and/or MRI have been recommended as an appropriate investigation to diagnose ovarian endometriomas or adenomyosis. Several lines of recent evidence strongly suggests that the use of TVS also has an important role in detecting DIE of the pelvis not only involving the ovaries but also structures such as the vagina, the rectovaginal space, the uterosacral ligaments, the bladder or the rectal wall.
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- Magnet Resonance Imaging in Preoperative Endometriosis: Incidence of High-Signal-Intensity Spots on Fat-Suppressed T1-Weighted and T2-Weighted Images 2017
- Preoperative and Postoperative Clinical and Transvaginal Ultrasound Findings of Adenomyosis in Patients With Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis 2014
- National German Guideline (S2k): Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis: Long Version - AWMF Registry No. 015-045 2014
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- Location-dependent value of pelvic MRI in the preoperative diagnosis of endometriosis 2013
- Diagnostik und Therapie der Endometriose 2012
- Surgical Therapies: Pouch of Douglas and Uterovaginal Pouch Resection for Endometriosis 2011
- Transvaginal sonography vs. clinical examination in the preoperative diagnosis of deep infiltrating endometriosis 2011
- An investigation of the surgical treatment of endometriosis 2010
- Diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound for non-invasive diagnosis of bowel endometriosis: systematic review and meta-analysis 2010
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