Indirect Ultrasonographic Findings for Parametrial Involvement in Deep Endometriosis

Simone Ferrero1,078 enrolled

Overview

This study evaluated the use of ultrasonographic findings as a first-line imaging tool to raise indirect suspicion of parametrial involvement in women suspected of having severe endometriosis (DE).

Ultrasonographic findings will be conventionally divided in: * concomitant DE nodules * indirect DE signs

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,078

Conditions

Endometriosis Deep Endometriosis

Interventions

UltrasoundDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Preoperative transvaginal/transabdominal ultrasonography done according to IDEA criteria.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 50 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients with suspected deep endometriosis undergoing surgical approach Exclusion Criteria: * patients with a previous surgical diagnosis of endometriosis * pazients with radiological evidence of parametrial endometriosis * patients who could not undergo transvaginal and/or transabdominal ultrasound for any technical reason

Locations (1)

Ginecologia - IRCCS Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria

Negrar, VR, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of patients with a surgical diagnosis of parametrial endometriosis

Time frame: At surgery

Number of significant ultrasonographic concomitant DE nodules predicting surgical involvement

Time frame: 1 week before surgical approach

Number of significant ultrasonographic indirect DE signs predicting surgical involvement

Time frame: 1 week before surgical approach

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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