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To determine the optimal ultrasonographic screening method for rectal/rectosigmoid deep endometriosis: Ultrasound "sliding sign," transvaginal ultrasound direct visualization or both?

Shannon ReidMercedes EspadaChuan LuGeorge Condous
Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2018)
The combination of the TVS "sliding sign" and direct visualization of the bowel during TVS appears to provide the most accurate assessment for the identification of rectal/rectosigmoid DE preoperatively.
Keyphrases
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • rectal cancer
  • ultrasound guided
  • contrast enhanced ultrasound
  • high resolution
  • electron microscopy
  • computed tomography
  • optical coherence tomography