Systematic evaluation of women with suspected endometriosis using a 5-domain sonographically based approach

Menakaya U; U. Menakaya; Uche Menakaya; S. Reid; Shannon Reid; Infante F; Fernando Infante; Fernando Infante del Rosal; Condous G; George Condous; G. Condous

doi:10.7863/ultra.34.6.937

Systematic evaluation of women with suspected endometriosis using a 5-domain sonographically based approach

Menakaya U, U. Menakaya, Uche Menakaya, S. Reid, Shannon Reid, Infante F, Fernando Infante, Fernando Infante del Rosal, Condous G, George Condous, G. Condous

Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2015 · vol. 34(6) , pp. 937–947 · doi:10.7863/ultra.34.6.937 · PMID:26014312 · W2278907839

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This paper proposes a systematic, domain-based transvaginal sonography protocol for assessing women with suspected endometriosis, addressing the need for a reproducible preoperative classification system.

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In recent years, knowledge has evolved regarding the role of transvaginal sonography in the assessment of the pouch of Douglas status and the preoperative prediction of extraovarian endometriosis in specific locations. Despite these advances in transvaginal sonography, the challenge of developing a comprehensive, cost-effective, and reproducible preoperative classification system for endometriosis remains. Critical to this classification system should be a sonographically based evaluation protocol that is systematic, evidence based, and reproducible with clearly defined end points. To date, no structured evaluation protocol exists for the assessment of the pelvis in women with suspected endometriosis. In this article, we propose a domain-based evaluation protocol for the assessment of women with suspected endometriosis using transvaginal sonography.

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Endometriosis Endosonography Genital Diseases, Female Diagnostic Techniques, Obstetrical and Gynecological Diagnostic Techniques, Obstetrical and Gynecological Endometriosis Endometriosis Endosonography Endosonography Female Female Genital Diseases, Female Genital Diseases, Female Humans Humans

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