Diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound for non-invasive diagnosis of bowel endometriosis: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 257-263

  Hudelist, G ^a,b   English, J ^c   Thomas, A E ^d   Tinelli, A ^e   Singer, C F ^f   Keckstein, J ^g  

^a WILHELMINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b Stiftung Endometrioseforschung ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

^e Citta di Lecce Hospital   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^g Villach General Hospital   (Austria)

Author keywords

Deep infiltrating endometriosis; Presurgical diagnosis; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; VAGINA;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINA;

EID: 79951910011     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.8858     Document Type: Article

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