Encyclopedia of endometriosis: a pictorial rad-path review
Abstract
Endometriosis affects approximately 10% of reproductive age women and represents a significant cause of pelvic pain and infertility. Unfortunately, the diagnosis of endometriosis is often delayed by years. Endometriosis may manifest as cystic lesions in the ovaries known as endometriomas. Superficial endometriosis is typically detected by laparoscopy along the pelvic peritoneum as these lesions tend to be difficult to detect by imaging. Deep infiltrative endometriosis may be detected by ultrasound, CT or MRI in classic locations within the pelvis, such as the posterior cul-de-sac and uterosacral ligaments. Endometriosis may also involve the thorax, gastrointestinal and urinary tracts, and locations such as the abdominal wall and abdominal organs. We present MRI and CT case examples, together with corresponding laparoscopic and histopathology images to enhance radiologists' understanding of this disease.
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On MRI, the presence of blood components within an abdominal wall mass is suggestive of endometriosis.
“On MRI, the presence of blood components within the abdominal wall mass is suggestive of endometriosis.”
From Extra-pelvic endometriosis: a review. (2020) · cites this paper as [24]
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- Authors
- Mason, B. R., Chatterjee, D., Menias, C. O., Thaker, P. H., Siegel, C. L., & Yano, M.
- Affiliations
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Corresponding author
- Yano, Motoyo
- ORCID
- Venue
- Abdominal Radiology
- Published
- 2020-01-09
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1587-1607
- ISSN
- 2366-004X (ISSN-L)
- 2366-0058
- OpenAlex
- W2999925499
- Semantic Scholar
- 42c3b32d07078e511f977958ae929a064c4457ab
- Cited by
- 31
- References
- 67
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 0.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Abdominal Radiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Endometriosis Research and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Gynecological conditions and treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management
- Keywords
- endometriosis, endometrioma, deep infiltrating endometriosis, superficial endometriosis, pelvic pain, infertility, delayed diagnosis, magnetic resonance imaging, CT, laparoscopy, histopathology, cul-de-sac, uterosacral ligament, extrapelvic endometriosis
- MeSH terms
- Endometriosis, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Pelvis, Ultrasonography, Pelvic Pain
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