Indirect Ultrasonographic Findings for Parametrial Involvement in Deep Endometriosis

Simone Ferrero

Status: Completed

Conditions: Deep Endometriosis; Endometriosis

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Ultrasound

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05239871

ULTRA-PARAMETRENDO I

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluated the use of ultrasonographic findings as a first-line imaging tool to raise indirect suspicion of parametrial involvement in women suspected of having severe endometriosis (DE).

Full description

Ultrasonographic findings will be conventionally divided in:

• concomitant DE nodules
• indirect DE signs

Enrollment: 1,078 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients with suspected deep endometriosis undergoing surgical approach

Exclusion criteria

• patients with a previous surgical diagnosis of endometriosis
• pazients with radiological evidence of parametrial endometriosis
• patients who could not undergo transvaginal and/or transabdominal ultrasound for any technical reason

Trial design

1,078 participants in 2 patient groups

Women with surgical diagnosis of parametrial endometriosis

Description:

This cohort will include patients with surgical diagnosis of parametrial endometriosis

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Ultrasound

Women without surgical diagnosis of parametrial endometriosis

Description:

This cohort will include patients without surgical diagnosis of parametrial endometriosis

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Ultrasound