Addendum to the consensus opinion from the International Deep Endometriosis Analysis (IDEA) group: sonographic evaluation of the parametrium

Guerriero, S.;Condous, G.;Rolla, M.;Hudelist, G.;Ferrero, S.;Alcazar, J. L.;Ajossa, S.;Bafort, C.;Van Schoubroeck, D.;Bourne, T.;Van den Bosch, T.;Singh, S. S.;Abrao, M. S.;Szabó, G.;Testa, A. C.;Di Giovanni, A.;Fischerova, D.;Tomassetti, C.;Timmerman, D.

2023-01-01

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Abstract

Preoperative sonographic staging in patients with suspected parametrial endometriosis is essential to plan the surgical intervention and to anticipate the need for a multidisciplinary approach, and hence optimize surgical outcome. The results of a recent metanalysis suggest that defining more accurately the ultrasonographic criteria of parametrial involvement in endometriosis is needed. The aim of this addendum to the IDEA-consensus is to highlight the sonographic characteristics of the parametrium and identify ultrasound techniques to diagnose deep endometriosis in this area.