PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF CONTRAST-ENHANCED ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND AND ELASTOGRAPHY FOR DEEP PELVIC ENDOMETRIOSIS WITH BOWEL INVOLVEMENT

Rectal endoscopic ultrasonography completes the iconographic assessment of Deep Pelvic Endometriosis (DPE) with a diagnostic sensitivity of 90% for bowel involvement. No study has evaluated the value of endoscopic ultrasound with elastography and contrast enhancement (CE-EUS) to characterize bowel lesions in DPE. The aim of this study was to characterize the bowel involvement of DPE by elastography and CE-EUS.