Ultrasonographic aspects of endometriosis

Márcia Cristina França Ferreira; Márcia Mendonça Carneiro

doi:10.5301/je.2010.794

Ultrasonographic aspects of endometriosis

Márcia Cristina França Ferreira, Márcia Mendonça Carneiro

In: Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders · 2010 · vol. 2(2) , pp. 47–54 · doi:10.5301/je.2010.794 · W1533204890

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This study characterized the ultrasonographic features of endometriosis to aid in its diagnosis and management.

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Endometriosis is a chronic disease characterized by ectopic endometrial tissue that can cause pelvic pain and infertility. Almost 10% of reproductive age women have endometriosis. Definitive diagno...

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[1] Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging and rectal endoscopic sonography for the prediction of location of deep pelvic endometriosis via openalex

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[5] Combination of transvaginal sonography and clinical examination for preoperative diagnosis of pelvic endometriosis via openalex

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[7] Diagnostic accuracy and potential limitations of transvaginal sonography for bladder endometriosis via openalex

[8] Diagnostic accuracy of physical examination, transvaginal sonography, rectal endoscopic sonography, and magnetic resonance imaging to diagnose deep infiltrating endometriosis via openalex

[9] Diagnostic delay in women with pain and endometriosis via openalex

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[11] Does the diameter of an endometrioma predict the extent of pelvic adhesions associated with endometriosis? via openalex

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[20] Pre-operative assessment of bladder endometriosis via openalex

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[22] Revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine classification of endometriosis: 1996 via openalex

[23] Sonovaginography is a new technique for assessing rectovaginal endometriosis via openalex

[24] "Tenderness-guided" transvaginal ultrasonography: a new method for the detection of deep endometriosis in patients with chronic pelvic pain via openalex

[25] The diagnosis of endometriomas using colour Doppler energy imaging via openalex

[26] The role of transvaginal ultrasonography combined with color velocity imaging and pulsed Doppler in the diagnosis of endometrioma via openalex

[27] Transvaginal sonography and rectal endoscopic sonography for the assessment of pelvic endometriosis: a preliminary comparison via openalex

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