Transvaginal Sonography for the Preoperative Assessment of Parametrial Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study
Simone Garzon,
Antonio Simone Laganà,
Stefano Guerriero
et al.
Abstract:Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy for parametria endometriosis (PE) of transvaginal sonography (TVS) performed following a systematic approach for the assessment of the lateral parametria.
Design: Diagnostic accuracy study based on a prospective observational design
Participants: All consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis between January 2016 and December 2020.
Setting: Endometriosis referral hospital
Methods: We prospectively collected clinical, imaging, and sur… Show more
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