Preoperative work-up for patients with deeply infiltrating endometriosis: transvaginal ultrasonography must definitely be the first-line imaging examination | Zendy

M. Piketty | Zendy; Nicolás Chopin | Zendy; B. Dousset | Zendy; A.-E. Millischer-Bellaische | Zendy; G Roseau | Zendy; Mahaut Leconte | Zendy; Bruno Borghese | Zendy; Charles Chapron | Zendy

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Preoperative work-up for patients with deeply infiltrating endometriosis: transvaginal ultrasonography must definitely be the first-line imaging examination

Author(s) -

M. Piketty,

Nicolás Chopin,

B. Dousset,

A.-E. Millischer-Bellaische,

G Roseau,

Mahaut Leconte,

Bruno Borghese,

Charles Chapron

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

human reproduction

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446

H-Index - 226

eISSN - 1460-2350

pISSN - 0268-1161

DOI - 10.1093/humrep/den405

Subject(s) - sonographer , medicine , transrectal ultrasonography , ultrasonography , radiology , transvaginal ultrasonography , endometriosis , prospective cohort study , rectal administration , predictive value , surgery , gynecology , prostate , cancer

Transvaginal ultrasonography (TVUS) has important advantages compared with transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS): it is less invasive, is cost-effective, is a familiar and well-accepted approach, and anesthesia is not required. We compared the accuracy of TVUS and TRUS for diagnosing rectal wall involvement in patients presenting with histologically proved deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE).

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