Bowel Endometriosis: Systematic Approach to Diagnosis with US and MRI
Haatal B Dave, Luciana Pardini Chamié, Scott W. Young, Michelle D. Sakala, Wendaline M. VanBuren, Priyanka Jha, Luyao Shen, Melina Pectasides, Peter Movilla, Sherelle Laifer‐Narin, Phyllis Glanc, Anuradha S. Shenoy‐Bhangle
Abstract
Bowel endometriosis, most commonly involving the rectosigmoid colon, is best evaluated with transvaginal US with bowel preparation or with MRI, and knowledge of normal bowel anatomy and disease manifestations in different bowel segments and identification of coexisting sites of endometriosis are important for accurate diagnosis.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineEndometriosisRadiologyBowel preparationGastroenterologyInternal medicineColorectal cancerColonoscopyCancerEndometriosis Research and TreatmentUterine Myomas and TreatmentsIntestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions