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Sonography and MR imaging for the assessment of deep pelvic endometriosis.

Bazot M, Daraï E

Department of Radiology, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France. marc.bazot@tnn.ap-hop-paris.fr

Deep pelvic endometriosis may involve the uterosacral ligaments, the pouch of Douglas, the vagina, the rectum, and occasionally the bladder. Assessment by physical examination is difficult, and imaging techniques are needed to evaluate the location and extent of endometriosis. In this review, we describe transvaginal and rectal endoscopic sonographic and magnetic resonance imaging features suggestive of deep pelvic endometriosis and their diagnostic performance.

Published 20 May 2005 in J Minim Invasive Gynecol, 12(2): 178-85; quiz 177, 186.
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