Background About 10% of women of reproductive age suffer from endometriosis.
Endometriosis is a costly chronic disease that causes pelvic pain and subfertility …

The aim of the present review was to evaluate the contribution of clinical examination and
imaging techniques, mainly transvaginal sonography and magnetic resonance imaging …

Endometriosis is a common gynaecological condition of unknown aetiology that primarily
affects women of reproductive age. The accepted first-line imaging modality is pelvic …

PURPOSE: To prospectively evaluate the accuracy of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging for
the preoperative diagnosis of deep pelvic endometriosis and extension of the disease …

Objective To review the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) in the
preoperative detection of endometriosis in the uterosacral ligaments (USL), rectovaginal …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the value of physical examination, transvaginal sonography (TVS),
rectal endoscopic sonography (RES), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the …

BACKGROUND Deeply infiltrating endometriosis affecting the retrocervical region and the
rectosigmoid generally requires surgical treatment. Clinical examination, transvaginal …

Objective To critically analyze the diagnostic value of transvaginal sonography (TVS) for non‐
invasive, presurgical detection of bowel endometriosis. Methods MEDLINE (1966–2010) …

Endometriosis corresponds to ectopic endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine
cavity. Clinical symptoms include dysmenorrhoea, dyspareunia, infertility, painful defecation …

Bowel endometriosis opens a new frontier for the gynecologist, as it forces the
understanding of a new anatomy, a new physiology, and a new pathology. Although some …