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Ultrasound findings in extragenital endometriosis

Open Access
|Sep 2018

Abstract

We present a report on ultrasound findings in extragenital endometriosis and a literature review accompanied by illustrations. Intestinal endometriosis should be considered in female patients of reproductive age who present with constipation, gastrointestinal bleeding, nausea, vomiting, cramp-like abdominal pain, diarrhoea and pelvic pain. Although definitive preoperative diagnosis of endometriosis is difficult, clinical suspicion and appropriate imaging might prevent extensive surgical procedures with higher morbidity. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound is an efficient non-invasive imaging method without any radiation exposure that supports the early diagnosis of intestinal endometriosis and may help assess the vascularization of endometriotic lesions within the distinct layers of the intestinal wall.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2018.0036 | Journal eISSN: 2451-070X | Journal ISSN: 2084-8404
Language: English
Page range: 247 - 254
Submitted on: Apr 30, 2018
Accepted on: Sep 6, 2018
Published on: Sep 25, 2018
Published by: MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS Sp. z o.o.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2018 Yi Dong, Barbara Braden, Christoph Klinger, Tomás Ripolles, Christoph F. Dietrich, published by MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS Sp. z o.o.
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