Endometriosis diagnosis and staging by operating surgeon and expert review using multiple diagnostic tools: an inter-rater agreement study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine agreement on endometriosis diagnosis between real-time laparoscopy and subsequent expert review of digital images, operative reports, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and histopathology, viewed sequentially.

Design

Inter-rater agreement study.

Setting

Five urban surgical centres.

Population

Women, aged 18-44 years, who underwent a laparoscopy regardless of clinical indication. A random sample of 105 women with and 43 women without a postoperative endometriosis diagnosis was obtained from the ENDO study.

Methods

Laparoscopies were diagnosed, digitally recorded, and reassessed.

Main outcome measures

Inter-observer agreement of endometriosis diagnosis and staging according to the revised American Society for Reproductive Medic

SUBMITTER: Schliep KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4821828 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature