Ultrasonographic findings in pelvic endometriosis: literature review and pictorial essay

Vitória Liz Taumaturgo da Costa, Maria Beatriz Taumaturgo Moreira, Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha Farias, Jesus Irajacy Fernandes da Costa
In: Revista de Medicina da UFC · 2020 · vol. 60(4) , pp. 32–38 · doi:10.20513/2447-6595.2020v60n4p32-38 · W3113105879
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This review describes typical ultrasonographic findings for diagnosing pelvic endometriosis and extrauterine involvement, highlighting ultrasound's accessibility and diagnostic accuracy.

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This literature review and pictorial essay describes the main ultrasonographic findings associated with pelvic endometriosis, emphasizing extra-uterine disease involvement and summarizing how endometriosis diagnosis can be made with relative confidence when typical imaging features are present across imaging modalities. The authors state that ultrasonography is generally widely available and inexpensive and report that it has high sensitivity and specificity for detecting endometriotic lesions. A key limitation is that, as a review/pictorial synthesis rather than an original study, it does not provide new patient-level data or quantify performance within a single standardized dataset. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it focuses on ultrasonographic findings in pelvic endometriosis, with particular attention to extra-uterine involvement.

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The diagnosis of endometriosis can be made with some security when they exhibit typical aspects, using the various imaging methods. Ultrasonography is usually a cheap and accessible method that has high sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of endometriotic lesions. This article aims to describe the main findings in ultrasound of pelvic endometriosis with a focus on extra‑uterine involvement.
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Ultrasonographic findings in pelvic endometriosis: literature review and pictorial essay DOI: https://doi.org/10.20513/2447-6595.2020v60n4p32-38Palavras-chave: Endometriosis, Gynecology, Ultrasonography, Diagnostic imagingResumo The diagnosis of endometriosis can be made with some security when they exhibit typical aspects, using the various imaging methods. Ultrasonography is usually a cheap and accessible method that has high sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of endometriotic lesions. This article aims to describe the main findings in ultrasound of pelvic endometriosis with a focus on extra‑uterine involvement. Downloads Publicado 2020-12-03 Edição Seção ARTIGOS DE REVISÃO

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