"The "kissing ovaries" sign on ultrasound"

Frank Chen; Joseph Cernigliaro; Madhura Desai; Shweta Bhatt

doi:10.1007/s00261-019-02242-6

"The "kissing ovaries" sign on ultrasound"

Frank Chen, Joseph Cernigliaro, Madhura Desai, Shweta Bhatt

Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2020 · doi:10.1007/s00261-019-02242-6 · PMID:31559474

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This paper examines the "kissing ovaries" sign on ultrasound, referencing previous work indicating its association with moderate to severe endometriosis.

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This paper is a short report discussing the ultrasound “kissing ovaries” sign, a pelvic imaging appearance in which adjacent ovaries appear to contact each other. It situates the sign in the imaging literature by referencing prior work that links “kissing ovaries” to moderate to severe endometriosis and to similar appearances described on MRI. The main limitation is that the piece is not a primary clinical study with new patient data, but rather a brief commentary or update based on existing publications. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it focuses on the “kissing ovaries” ultrasound sign that has been associated with moderate to severe endometriosis.

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References Moyle PL, Kataoka MY, Nakai A, et al (2010) Nonovarian cystic lesion of the pelvis. Radiographics 30(4):921-938. Kokilavani J, Indiran V (2018) Kissing ovaries sign on MRI. Abdom Radiol (NY) 43(10):2880-2881. Ghezzi F, Raio L, Cromi A, et al (2005) “Kissing ovaries”: a sonographic sign of moderate to severe endometriosis. Fertil Steril 83(1):143-147. Chamie LP, Pereira RM, Zanatta A, Serafini PC (2010) Transvaginal US after bowel preparation for deep infiltrating endometriosis: protocol, imaging appearances, and laparoscopic correlation. Radiographics 30(5):1235-1249. Author information Authors and Affiliations Corresponding author Ethics declarations Conflict of interest All authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. Additional information Publisher's Note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Rights and permissions About this article Cite this article Chen, F., Cernigliaro, J., Desai, M. et al. “The “kissing ovaries” sign on ultrasound”. Abdom Radiol 45, 243–244 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-019-02242-6 Published: Version of record: Issue date: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-019-02242-6

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Endometriosis Ovary Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Ultrasonography Endometriosis Female Humans Ovary Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Ultrasonography

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