Review Article
Clinical Prediction of Deeply Infiltrating Endometriosis before Surgery: Is It Feasible? A Review of the Literature
Table 2
Studies evaluating the accuracy of TVUS for the diagnosis of deeply infiltrating endometriosis in different locations.
| Locations studies | Rectovaginal septum | Bowel | Pouch of douglas | Retrocervical area | Uterosacral ligaments | Vagina | Bladder | | sp | | | sp | | | sp | | | sp | | | sp | | | sp | | | sp | |
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Bazot et al., 2003 [45] | | | | 95 | 100 | 97 | 82 | 100 | 87 | | | | 75 | 83 | 77 | 25 | 100 | 90 | | | |
Abrao et al., 2007 [36] | | | | 98 | 100 | 99 | | | | 95 | 98 | 97 | | | | | | | | | | Menada et al., 2008 [46] | 93 | 90 | 92 | 56 | 92 | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
*RWC | 97 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 100 | 99 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Piketty et al., 2008 [54] | | | | 91 | 96 | NR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Guerriero et al., 2008 [47] | 74 | 88 | NR | 67 | 92 | NR | | | | | | | 50 | 94 | NR | 91 | 89 | NR | 100 | 100 | NR | Bazot et al., 2009 [48] | 9 | 99 | 88 | 94 | 100 | 96 | | | | | | | 78 | 67 | 77 | 47 | 95 | 79 | | | |
Goncalves et al., 2010 [55] | | | | 97 | 100 | 99 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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: sensitivity (%); sp: specificity (%); : accuracy (%); NR: not reported.
*RWC: after instillation of rectal water contrast.
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