Magnetic resonance imaging presentation of deep infiltrating endometriosis nodules before and after pregnancy: A case series.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) lesions before and after pregnancy.

Design

Retrospective study.

Setting

A single French university tertiary referral hospital.

Patients

Twenty-one women without a prior history of surgery for endometriosis with a radiological diagnosis by MRI with two sets of examinations performed before and after pregnancy.

Interventions

The volumes of the lesions were compared using the same protocol before and after pregnancy based on MRI (1.5 T) examinations by a single experienced radiologist who is a referring practitioner for image-based diagnosis of endometriosis.

Main outcome measure(s)

The DIE lesion volume.

Measurements and main results

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SUBMITTER: Millischer AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6777797 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature