title: Three-dimensional sonographic diagnosis of abdominal wall endometriosis: a useful tool?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the usefulness of three-dimensional (3D) ultrasonography for the assessment of parietal endometriosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  Academic research hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 35-year-old woman with a noncyclic, painful abdominal nodule near a caesarean delivery scar.
  
  
  METHODS
  3D ultrasonography and wide surgical resection with healthy margins.
  
  
  METHODS
  3D ultrasonographic assessment of the endometriotic nodule.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found that 3D ultrasonography offered a more specific description of parietal endometriosis with irregular and spiculated margins and depth infiltration as well as provided preoperative evaluation of volume measurements.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Three-dimensional ultrasonography is a useful, noninvasive tool in extrapelvic endometriosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetric, Gynecology, and Reproductive Medicine, University of Saint Etienne, Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Picard
authors.forename: Marie-Noelle
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Varlet
authors.forename: Francois
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guillibert
authors.forename: Micha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Srour
authors.forename: Alix
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clemenson
authors.forename: Abir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khaddage
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Seffert
authors.forename: Gautier
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chene
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*