Ultrasound diagnosis of endometriosis and adenomyosis: State of the art

Cacciato Insilla, 2014, Deep endometriosis with pericolic lymph node involvement: a case report and literature review, World J Gastroenterol, 20, 6675, 10.3748/wjg.v20.i21.6675

Exacoustos, 2014, Imaging for the evaluation of endometriosis and adenomyosis, Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol, 28, 655, 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2014.04.010

Exacoustos, 2017, Ultrasound imaging for ovarian and deep infiltrating endometriosis, Semin Reprod Med, 35, 5, 10.1055/s-0036-1597127

Okaro, 2006, The use of ultrasound-based 'soft markers' for the prediction of pelvic pathology in women with chronic pelvic pain–can we reduce the need for laparoscopy?, BJOG, 113, 251, 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.00849.x

Van Holsbeke, 2010, Endometriomas: their ultrasound characteristics, Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 35, 730, 10.1002/uog.7668

Mascilini, 2014, Imaging in gynecological disease. 10: clinical and ultrasound characteristics of decidualized endometriomas surgically removed during pregnancy, Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 44, 354, 10.1002/uog.13323

Koninckx, 2012, Deep endometriosis: definition, diagnosis, and treatment, Fertil Steril, 98, 564, 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.07.1061

Guerriero, 2016, Systematic approach to sonographic evaluation of the pelvis in women with suspected endometriosis, including terms, definitions and measurements: a consensus opinion from the International Deep Endometriosis Analysis (IDEA) group, Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 48, 318, 10.1002/uog.15955

Guerriero, 2008, Diagnostic value of transvaginal 'tenderness-guided' ultrasonography for the prediction of location of deep endometriosis, Hum Reprod, 23, 2452, 10.1093/humrep/den293

Coccia, 2011, Ultrasonographic staging: a new staging system for deep endometriosis, Ann N Y Acad Sci, 1221, 61, 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.05951.x

Guerriero, 2007, “Tenderness-guided” transvaginal ultrasonography: a new method for the detection of deep endometriosis in patients with chronic pelvic pain, Fertil Steril, 88, 1293, 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.12.060

Reid, 2013, Transvaginal sonographic sliding sign: accurate prediction of pouch of Douglas obliteration, Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 41, 605, 10.1002/uog.12469

Donnez, 2004, Surgical management of endometriosis, Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol, 18, 329, 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2004.03.004

Del Frate, 2006, Deep retroperitoneal pelvic endometriosis: MR imaging appearance with laparoscopic correlation, Radiographics, 26, 1705, 10.1148/rg.266065048

Turocy, 2017, Transvaginal sonography in the diagnosis of deep infiltrating endometriosis: a review, J Clin Ultrasound, 45, 313, 10.1002/jcu.22483

Hoyos, 2017, Imaging in endometriosis and adenomyosis, Clin Obstet Gynecol, 60, 27, 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000265

Guerriero, 2017, Transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) versus Magnetic Resonance (MR) for diagnosing deep infiltrating endometriosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol

Nisenblat, 2016, Imaging modalities for the non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis, Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2

Hudelist, 2011, Diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound for non-invasive diagnosis of bowel endometriosis: systematic review and meta-analysis, Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 37, 257, 10.1002/uog.8858

Guerriero, 2015, Accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound for diagnosis of deep endometriosis in uterosacral ligaments, rectovaginal septum, vagina and bladder: systematic review and meta-analysis, Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 46, 534, 10.1002/uog.15667

Guerriero, 2016, Accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound for diagnosis of deep endometriosis in the rectosigmoid: systematic review and meta-analysis, Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 47, 281, 10.1002/uog.15662

Groszmann, 2016, Complete evaluation of anatomy and morphology of the infertile patient in a single visit; the modern infertility pelvic ultrasound examination, Fertil Steril, 105, 1381, 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.03.026

Nisenblat, 2016, Combination of the non-invasive tests for the diagnosis of endometriosis, Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 7

Medeiros, 2015, Accuracy of magnetic resonance in deeply infiltrating endometriosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Arch Gynecol Obstet, 291, 611, 10.1007/s00404-014-3470-7

Devlieger, 2003, Uterine adenomyosis in the infertility clinic, Hum Reprod Update, 9, 139, 10.1093/humupd/dmg010

Tomassetti, 2013, Adenomyosis and subfertility: evidence of association and causation, Semin Reprod Med, 31, 101, 10.1055/s-0032-1333475

Struble, 2016, Adenomyosis: a clinical review of a challenging gynecologic Condition, J Minim Invasive Gynecol, 1, 164, 10.1016/j.jmig.2015.09.018

Shrestha, 2012, Adenomyosis at hysterectomy: prevalence, patient characteristics, clinical profile and histopatholgical findings, Kathmandu Univ Med J, 10, 53, 10.3126/kumj.v10i1.6915

Vandermeulen, 2017, Guiding histological assessment of uterine lesions using 3D in vitro ultrasonography and stereotaxis, Facts Views Vis Obgyn, 9, 77

Garcia, 2011, Adenomyosis: review of the literature, J Minim Invasive Gynecol, 18, 428, 10.1016/j.jmig.2011.04.004

Azziz, 1989, Adenomyosis: current perspectives, Obstet Gynecol Clin N Am, 16, 221, 10.1016/S0889-8545(21)00148-0

Bergholt, 2001, Prevalence and risk factors of adenomyosis at hysterectomy, Human Reprod, 16, 2418, 10.1093/humrep/16.11.2418

Bird, 1972, The elusive adenomyosis of the uterus—revisited, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 112, 583, 10.1016/0002-9378(72)90781-8

Naftalin, 2012, How common is adenomyosis? A prospective study of prevalence using transvaginal ultrasound in a gynaecology clinic, Hum Reprod, 27, 3432, 10.1093/humrep/des332

Puente, 2016, Adenomyosis in infertile women: prevalence and the role of 3D ultrasound as a marker of severity of the disease, Reprod Biol Endocrinol, 14, 60, 10.1186/s12958-016-0185-6

Lazzeri, 2014, Preoperative and Postoperative clinical and transvaginal ultrasound findings of adenomyosis in patients with deep infiltrating endometriosis, Reprod Sci, 21, 1027, 10.1177/1933719114522520

Van den Bosch, 2015, Terms, definitions and measurements to describe sonographic features of myometrium and uterine masses: a consensus opinion from the Morphological Uterus Sonographic Assessment (MUSA) group, Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 46, 284, 10.1002/uog.14806

Sakhel, 2012, Sonography of adenomyosis, J Ultrasound Med, 31, 805, 10.7863/jum.2012.31.5.805

Valentini, 2011, Adenomyosis: from the sign to the diagnosis. Imaging, diagnostic pitfalls and differential diagnosis: a pictorial review, Radiol Med, 116, 1267, 10.1007/s11547-011-0714-5

Reeves, 2010, Communication of adenomyosis with the endometrial cavity: visualization with saline contrast sonohysterography, Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 36, 115, 10.1002/uog.7513

Alabiso, 2016, Adenomyosis: what the patient needs, J Minim Invasive Gynecol, 23, 476, 10.1016/j.jmig.2015.12.017

Pontis, 2016, Adenomyosis: a systematic review of medical treatment, Gynecol Endocrinol, 32, 696, 10.1080/09513590.2016.1197200

Pontrelli, 2015, Rare case of giant cystic adenomyoma mimicking a uterine malformation, diagnosed and treated by hysteroscopy, J Obstet Gynaecol Res, 41, 1300, 10.1111/jog.12698

Gordts, 2008, Uterine adenomyosis: a need for uniform terminology and consensus classification, Reprod Biomed Online, 17, 244, 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60201-5

Votino, 2015, Optimizing the ultrasound visualization of the endometrial-myometrial junction (EMJ), Facts Views Vis Obgyn, 7, 60

Pinzauti, 2015, Transvaginal sonographic features of diffuse adenomyosis in 18-30-year-old nulligravid women without endometriosis: association with symptoms, Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 46, 730, 10.1002/uog.14834

Exacoustos, 2011, Adenomyosis: three-dimensional sonographic findings of the junctional zone and correlation with histology, Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 37, 471, 10.1002/uog.8900

Andres, 2018, Transvaginal ultrasound for the diagnosis of adenomyosis: systematic review and meta-analysis, J Minim Invasive Gynecol, 25, 257, 10.1016/j.jmig.2017.08.653

Champaneria, 2010, Ultrasound scan and magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of adenomyosis: systematic review comparing test accuracy, Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 89, 1374, 10.3109/00016349.2010.512061

Sun, 2010, Transvaginal sonographic criteria for the diagnosis of adenomyosis based on histopathologic correlation, Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol, 49, 40, 10.1016/S1028-4559(10)60007-1

Kepkep, 2007, Transvaginal sonography in the diagnosis of adenomyosis: which findings are most accurate?, Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 30, 341, 10.1002/uog.3985

Meredith, 2009, Diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal sonography for the diagnosis of adenomyosis: systematic review and metaanalysis, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 201, 107, 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.03.021

Levgur, 2007, Diagnosis of adenomyosis: a review, J Reprod Med, 52, 177

Tessarolo, 2011, Elastosonography: a possible new tool for diagnosis of adenomyosis?, Eur Radiol, 21, 1546, 10.1007/s00330-011-2064-z

Eisenberg, 2017, Sonographic signs of adenomyosis are prevalent in women undergoing surgery for endometriosis and may suggest a higher risk of infertility, BioMed Res Int, 2017, 8967803, 10.1155/2017/8967803

Indraccolo, 2015, A novel case of an adenomyosis-related uterine rupture in pregnancy, Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol, 42, 810, 10.12891/ceog2049.2015

Nikolaou, 2013, Spontaneous uterine rupture in a primigravid woman in the early third trimester attributed to adenomyosis: a case report and review of the literature, J Obstet Gynaecol Res, 39, 727, 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2012.02042.x

Peng, 2015, Spontaneous rupture and massive hemoperitoneum from uterine leiomyomas and adenomyosis in a nongravid and unscarred uterus, Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol, 54, 198, 10.1016/j.tjog.2014.03.004

Lier, 2017, Spontaneous haemoperitoneum in pregnancy and endometriosis: a case series, BJOG, 124, 306, 10.1111/1471-0528.14371

Lier, 2017, Spontaneous hemoperitoneum in pregnancy (SHiP) and endometriosis - a systematic review of the recent literature, Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol, 219, 57, 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.10.012

Rafi, 2017, Endometriosis nodule causing spontaneous haemoperitoneum in pregnancy: a case report and literature review, Case Rep Obstet Gynecol, 2017, 3480287

Van den Bosch, 2017, Spontaneous haemoperitoneum in pregnancy (SHiP): take-home messages, BJOG, 124, 313, 10.1111/1471-0528.14443

Baba, 2016, Clear cell adenocarcinoma arising from adenomyotic cyst: a case report and literature review, J Obstet Gynaecol Res, 42, 217, 10.1111/jog.12866

Boes, 2011, Pitfall in the diagnosis of endometrial cancer: case report of an endometrioid adenocarcinoma arising from uterine adenomyosis, Eur J Gynaecol Oncol, 32, 431