Re: Association between kissing and retropositioned ovaries and severity of endometriosis: MR imaging evaluation

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This study used MR imaging to evaluate the association between kissing and retropositioned ovaries and the severity of endometriosis.

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This letter to the editor comments on a previous study investigating the association between kissing and retropositioned ovaries and endometriosis severity using MR imaging. The authors reference prior sonographic evidence establishing "kissing ovaries" as a sign of moderate to severe disease, while also citing broader reviews on non-invasive diagnostic modalities. The text serves primarily as a scholarly response rather than presenting new primary data or clinical trial results. Relevance to endometriosis: listed as one indication for GnRH antagonists, though the paper's main focus is uterine fibroids.

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References Williams JC, Burnett TL, Jones T, Venkatesh SK., Van Buren WM (2019) Association between kissing and retropositioned ovaries and severity of endometriosis: MR imaging evaluation. Abdom Radiol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-019-02153-6 Nisenblat V, Bossuyt PMM, Farquhar C, Johnson N, Hull ML (2016) Imaging modalities for the non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev Art. No.: CD009591. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD009591. Ghezzi F, Raio L, Cromi A, et al (2005) “Kissing ovaries”: A sonographic sign of moderate to severe endometriosis. Fertil Steril 83:143–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.05.094 Gerges B, Lu C, Reid S, Chou D, Chang T, Condous G (2017) Sonographic evaluation of immobility of normal and endometriotic ovary in detection of deep endometriosis. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 49:793–8. https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.15990 Author information Authors and Affiliations Corresponding author 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 Leonardi, M., Condous, G. Re: Association between kissing and retropositioned ovaries and severity of endometriosis: MR imaging evaluation. Abdom Radiol 45, 1645–1646 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-019-02224-8 Published: Version of record: Issue date: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-019-02224-8

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Ovarian Diseases Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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