[Use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of genital endometriosis].

M Bulić, V Kasnar, I Duković
Jugoslavenska ginekologija i perinatologija · 1987 · vol. 26(1-2) , pp. 33–4 · PMID:3540475 · W2407967356
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Ultrasound findings in 45 patients with genital endometriosis and adenomyosis revealed ovarian tumors and uterine abnormalities, but these findings are not specific to endometriosis.

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A comparison was made between ultrasound and clinical findings in 45 patients with patients with adenomyosis. In patients with ovarian endometriosis ultrasound showed a cystic ovarian endometriosis ultrasound showed a cystic ovarian tumour in 27 patients, a mixed ovarian tumour in 5 patients, and a solid ovarian tumour in 3 patients, then polycystic ovaries in 5 patients, while in 4 patients the ultrasound finding was negative. In patients with adenomyosis, ultrasound suggested an uterus metriticus 9 times, a myoma 5 times, while cystic islets in the myometrium were found in two cases. The findings described are not specific to endometriosis.

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endometriosisadenomyosis

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Endometriosis Ovarian Neoplasms Ultrasonography Endometriosis Female Humans Ovarian Neoplasms

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