E. Bean

OBJECTIVES: To compare clinical and sonographic characteristics of first-trimester abdominal ectopic pregnancy (AEP) with those of tubal ectopic pregnancy (TEP), and to define ultrasound-based diagnostic criteria for AEP. METHODS: This was…

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether obstetric outcomes differ between women with endometriosis and those without, where all women undergo first-trimester screening for endometriosis. DESIGN: A prospective observational cohort study. SETTING: …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the natural progression of ovarian endometrioma in women who are managed expectantly. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study of 83 women with evidence of ovarian endometrioma who were managed expectantly bet…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the morphological appearance of deep endometriosis and ovarian endometrioma in pregnancy using pelvic ultrasound examination. METHODS: This was a prospective observational cohort study conducted over 3 years at Univers…

INTRODUCTION: The natural history of endometriosis is poorly understood, and despite numerous studies, the rate of the disease progression and optimal treatment planning in women who are asymptomatic or experience mild symptoms not requirin…

Abstract Study question What is the impact of pregnancy on the morphological features and behaviour of ovarian endometrioma and deep endometriotic nodules? Summary answer For the majority of women, despite features of decidualization being …

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis and adenomyosis are common benign conditions compromising both physical and psychological health, with a negative impact on quality of life. This survey aimed to establish what the users' perspectives are on best p…

OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical and ultrasound characteristics of accessory cavitated uterine malformations (ACUMs). METHODS: This was a single-center observational study of consecutive patients diagnosed with an ACUM, who had undergon…

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and morphological appearances of ovarian endometriomas and deep pelvic endometriomas using pelvic ultrasound examination in women attending for early pregnancy care. This was a prospective …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and morphological appearance of deep endometriosis and ovarian endometrioma using pelvic ultrasound examination in women attending for an early pregnancy assessment. METHODS: This was a prospective obser…

Objective To assess the prevalence of endometriosis using pelvic ultrasound examination in women attending for early pregnancy care Design Prospective observational study. Setting A dedicated early pregnancy unit. Population We included 134…

STUDY QUESTION: What is the interobserver and intraobserver reproducibility of pelvic ultrasound for the detection of endometriotic lesions? SUMMARY ANSWER: Pelvic ultrasound is highly reproducible for the detection of pelvic endometriotic…

To examine the prevalence of endometriosis in a population of women attending a dedicated early pregnancy unit that underwent detailed pelvic ultrasound examination. This was a prospective observational cohort study conducted in our dedicat…

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether significant hemoperitoneum could be a precursor of deep pelvic endometriosis METHODS: This was a prospective observational cohort study which was carried out in a dedicated gynecological diagnostic unit over …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether significant hemoperitoneum could be a precursor of deep pelvic endometriosis in non-pregnant premenopausal women presenting with severe acute lower abdominal pain. METHODS: This was a prospective observation…

To examine the inter- and intraobserver reproducibility of ultrasound diagnosis of pelvic endometriosis and assess the repeatability of measurements. This was a prospective observational cohort study conducted in our specialist endometriosi…

To examine the natural history of DE in women that are managed expectantly. This was a retrospective cohort study of 87 women with evidence of DE, who were managed expectantly for a minimum of 6 months. All women attended for a minimum of t…

The main aim of transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) examination is to assess gynecological organs in order to plan patient management. Recent advances in examination technique have facilitated routine assessment of non-gynecological structures in…

Endometriosis affects approximately 10% of premenopausal women. Ultrasound features of endometriosis in non-pregnant women are well described. There is paucity of data regarding prevalence and morphological appearances of endometriosis in p…