title: Systematic evaluation of women with suspected endometriosis using a 5-domain sonographically based approach.
abstract: In recent years, knowledge has evolved regarding the role of transvaginal sonography in the assessment of the pouch of Douglas status and the preoperative prediction of extraovarian endometriosis in specific locations. Despite these advances in transvaginal sonography, the challenge of developing a comprehensive, cost-effective, and reproducible preoperative classification system for endometriosis remains. Critical to this classification system should be a sonographically based evaluation protocol that is systematic, evidence based, and reproducible with clearly defined end points. To date, no structured evaluation protocol exists for the assessment of the pelvis in women with suspected endometriosis. In this article, we propose a domain-based evaluation protocol for the assessment of women with suspected endometriosis using transvaginal sonography.
authors.affiliation: Acute Gynecology, Early Pregnancy, and Advanced Endosurgery Unit, Nepean Medical School, Nepean Hospital, University of Sydney, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia (U.M., S.R., F.I., G.C.); and OMNI Gynecological Care, Center for Women's Ultrasound and Early Pregnancy, St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (G.C.). uchei2000@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Uche
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Menakaya
authors.affiliation: Acute Gynecology, Early Pregnancy, and Advanced Endosurgery Unit, Nepean Medical School, Nepean Hospital, University of Sydney, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia (U.M., S.R., F.I., G.C.); and OMNI Gynecological Care, Center for Women's Ultrasound and Early Pregnancy, St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (G.C.).
authors.forename: Shannon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.affiliation: Acute Gynecology, Early Pregnancy, and Advanced Endosurgery Unit, Nepean Medical School, Nepean Hospital, University of Sydney, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia (U.M., S.R., F.I., G.C.); and OMNI Gynecological Care, Center for Women's Ultrasound and Early Pregnancy, St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (G.C.).
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Infante
authors.affiliation: Acute Gynecology, Early Pregnancy, and Advanced Endosurgery Unit, Nepean Medical School, Nepean Hospital, University of Sydney, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia (U.M., S.R., F.I., G.C.); and OMNI Gynecological Care, Center for Women's Ultrasound and Early Pregnancy, St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (G.C.).
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Condous
mesh_terms: D003944:Diagnostic Techniques, Obstetrical and Gynecological; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans
keywords: domain; endometriosis; gynecologic ultrasound; transvaginal sonography