Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis

2018 · vol. 30(2) , pp. 7–21 · doi:10.14660/2385-0868-85 · W2966868223
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These Italian guidelines provide recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian, peritoneal, and atypical site endometriosis based on systematic reviews and expert opinion.

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This Italian guideline paper synthesizes evidence from systematic reviews to provide recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian and peritoneal endometriosis, including atypical sites and approaches to infertility, using a structured grading scheme for quality and recommendation strength. It states that transvaginal ultrasound should be the first diagnostic approach for ovarian endometriosis and details sonographic criteria and Doppler-based differential features, while noting that appearances can vary with hormonal status (e.g., post-menopause and pregnancy) and that endometriosis is often associated with pelvic adhesions, deep infiltrating lesions, and may involve the uterus-related features including adenomyosis on ultrasound evaluation. A key limitation explicitly acknowledged is that recommendations are based on existing systematic reviews and that there has been a shortage of high-quality and innovative recent studies, despite changing diagnostic and therapeutic contexts. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it provides Italian guidelines for diagnosis and treatment across ovarian, peritoneal, and atypical disease, with ultrasound criteria and infertility considerations.

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