Open AccessThe Diagnostic Accuracy of Galectin-9 for Diagnosis of Endometriosis in Comparison with Laparoscopy
Author(s) -
Sahar Jarollahi,
Shahla Chaichian,
Ali Jarollahi,
Roya Hajmohammadi,
Reza Mashayekhi,
Fereshteh Shahmohammadi,
Mohammad Eslamivaghar,
Ziba Ghasemi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of reproduction and infertility
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.495
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2251-676X
pISSN - 2228-5482
DOI - 10.18502/jri.v23i4.10812
Subject(s) - endometriosis , medicine , youden's j statistic , gastroenterology , diagnostic accuracy , mann–whitney u test , laparoscopy , receiver operating characteristic , surgery
Endometriosis is a common devastating gynecological disease with severe complications. Researches on noninvasive diagnostic tests with acceptable accuracy are still ongoing. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of serum Galectin-9 (Gal-9) level in comparison with laparoscopic results in endometriosis patients.