Philippe R Koninckx, Alessandra Di Giovanni, Anastasia Ussia, Hanan Gharbi, Shaima Al-Suwaidi, Bedayah Amro, Jörg Keckstein, Mario Malzoni, Leila Adamyan, Arnaud Wattiez
OBJECTIVE: To calculate the predictive value, and thus the clinical usefulness of transvaginal ultrasound imaging (TV-US) for the management of deep endometriosis, knowing that the positive predictive value (PPV) value varies with the prevalence and probably with the volume and location of the disease. DATA SOURCES: After registration on Prospero (CRD42022366323) Pubmed was searched for all reports describing the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound imaging for deep endometriosis published between 1/1/2000 and 20/10/2022...
March 20, 2023: Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology