Magnetic Resonance Colonography May Predict the Need for Bowel Resection in Colorectal Endometriosis.

Arnaldo ScardapaneFilomenamila LorussoMariantonietta FrancavillaStefano BettocchiFabiana Divina FascillaGiuseppe AngelelliMarco Scioscia

Published in: BioMed research international (2017)

The presence of an endometriotic rectal nodule > 11 mm in short axis causing a stenosis > 30% in pelvic MRI reliably predicts the need of a rectal resection.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance
rectal cancer
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
diffusion weighted imaging