Lesion-to-anal-verge distance in rectosigmoid endometriosis on transvaginal sonography vs magnetic resonance imaging: prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare transvaginal sonography (TVS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with intraoperative measurement (IOM) using a rectal probe in the estimation of the location of rectosigmoid endometriotic lesions, i.e. lesion-to-anal-verge distance (LAVD), and to compare two different MRI techniques for measuring LAVD.

Methods

This was a prospective single-center observational study that included women undergoing surgery for symptomatic rectosigmoid endometriosis by discoid (DR) or segmental (SR) resection from December 2018 to December 2019. TVS and MRI were performed presurgically for each participant to evaluate LAVD, and the measurements on imaging were compared with IOM using a rectal probe. Clinically acceptable difference and limits of agreement (LoA) between T

SUBMITTER: Aas-Eng MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10107681 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature