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

Shannon Reid Mercedes Espada Chuan Lu George 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