Use of Narrowband Imaging for the Surgical Management of Endometriosis

Improving tissue characterization, differentiation and diagnosis in gynecology with the narrow‑band imaging technique: A systematic review

“…Of the selected studies, 10 (32%) were case reports (9-18), 19 (61.2%) were prospective studies (11,12,(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32) and two studies (6.4%) were randomized controlled trials (33,34). The selected studies had publication dates ranging from 2007 to 2020.…”

“…A total of 11 studies described the use of NBI in hysteroscopy for the detection of endometrial pathologies (9,10,(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)36,37) and another 11 studies reported the use of NBI in laparoscopy for the detection of peritoneal endometriosis (11)(12)(13)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)33,34,37,38). Furthermore, three articles dealt with the use of NBI in digital colposcopy for the detection of lower genital tract pathologies (14,31,32) and three articles reported on the use of NBI in laparoscopy for the detection of peritoneal metastases associated with ovarian cancer and other gynecological malignancies (15)(16)(17).…”

“…Details on the selected studies reporting on the use of NBI in laparoscopy for the detection of peritoneal endometriosis are provided in Table II. A total of 11 studies were included in the present review, dating from 2007 to 2019 with a population of 626 female patients in total (11)(12)(13)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)33,34,38). The mean age was 35.5±3.6 years.…”

“…The mean age was 35.5±3.6 years. A total of three studies were case reports (11,12,29), three were studies with a randomized design (13,34,38) and five were had a prospective design lacking randomization (26)(27)(28)(29)33). In all studies, laparoscopy with a 0-degree 10-mm scope was performed, except for two studies where intestinal endoscopy was utilized (13), while one study reported on the use of a 0-degree 12-mm scope (30).…”

“…The CARE guidelines were followed to perform the quality assessment of the case reports (7). A total of 10 case reports were assessed for their quality (9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18). The results are presented in Fig.…”