ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Differential Diagnosis of Endometriosis by Ultrasound: A Rising Challenge.
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- Superficial Peritoneal Endometriosis Beyond Surgical Diagnosis: A Narrative Review of Emerging Functional and Molecular Perspectives.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Clinical diagnosis and treatment of bowel endometriosis and the distribution characteristics of lesions.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- From Inflammation to Malignancy: The Link Between Endometriosis and Gynecological Cancers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Machine Learning-Based Detection of Endometriosis: A Retrospective Study in A Population of Iranian Female Patients.International journal of fertility & sterility · 2024Article
- The role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in endometriosis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Review
- Blue-brownish Nodule in the Umbilical Area: A Quiz.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2023Article
- Diagnosis and management of small bowel obstruction in the ileum caused by endometriosis: A case report.Case reports in women's health · 2023Article
- Possible Correlation between Urocortin 1 (Ucn1) and Immune Parameters in Patients with Endometriosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Superinfection of Rectovaginal Endometriosis: Case Report and Review of the Literature.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The Impact of Histone Modifications in Endometriosis Highlights New Therapeutic Opportunities.Cells · 2023Review
- Diagnosis of Endometriosis by Transvaginal Ultrasound: An Online Survey of Gynecologists Practising in Greece.Cureus · 2023Article
- Transvaginal Ultrasound in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Endometriosis-An Overview: How, Why, and When.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Revisiting the Risk Factors for Endometriosis: A Machine Learning Approach.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Molecular Basis of Endometriosis and Endometrial Cancer: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Transvaginal Strain Elastosonography May Help in the Differential Diagnosis of Endometriosis?Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Transvaginal Strain Elastosonography in the Differential Diagnosis of Rectal Endometriosis: Some Potentials and Limits.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Transvaginal Real-Time Shear Wave Elastography in the Diagnosis of Endometrial Lesions.International journal of general medicine · 2021Article
- Endometriosis of the Canal of Nuck: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
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Abstract
Ultrasound is an effective tool to detect and characterize endometriosis lesions. Variances in endometriosis lesions' appearance and distorted anatomy secondary to adhesions and fibrosis present as major difficulties during the complete sonographic evaluation of pelvic endometriosis. Currently, differential diagnosis of endometriosis to distinguish it from other diseases represents the hardest challenge and affects subsequent treatment. Several gynecological and non-gynecological conditions can mimic deep-infiltrating endometriosis. For example, abdominopelvic endometriosis may present as atypical lesions by ultrasound. Here, we present an overview of benign and malignant diseases that may resemble endometriosis of the internal genitalia, bowels, bladder, ureter, peritoneum, retroperitoneum, as well as less common locations. An accurate diagnosis of endometriosis has significant clinical impact and is important for appropriate treatment.
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