Comment on “The Diagnostic Accuracy of Transvaginal Ultrasound for Detection of Ureteral Involvement in Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis”

Zhao-Jun Cui; Zhaojun Cui; Feng Lan; Lan Feng; Xinxin Zhan; Qing Hao; Dan Zhang

doi:10.1002/jum.70035

Comment on “The Diagnostic Accuracy of Transvaginal Ultrasound for Detection of Ureteral Involvement in Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis”

Zhao-Jun Cui, Zhaojun Cui, Feng Lan, Lan Feng, Xinxin Zhan, Qing Hao, Dan Zhang

Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2025 · vol. 45(1) , pp. 213–214 · doi:10.1002/jum.70035 · PMID:40797209 · W4413112201

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This comment presents forest plots and summary receiver-operating characteristic curves to demonstrate the pooled sensitivity and specificity of transvaginal ultrasound for diagnosing ureteral endometriosis.

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Supplemental Figure 1. Forest plots demonstrating pool sensitivity and specificity of transvaginal ultrasound in the diagnosis of ureteral endometriosis. Supplemental Figure 2. Summary receiver-operating characteristic curves showing performance of transvaginal ultrasound in the diagnosis of ureteral endometriosis. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.

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Accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis of deep endometriosis in bladder and ureter: a meta-analysis via openalex
Pre-operative mapping and structured reporting of pelvic endometriotic lesions on dynamic ultrasound and its correlation on laparoscopy using the #ENZIAN classification via openalex
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[1] Accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis of deep endometriosis in bladder and ureter: a meta-analysis 2022

[2] Pre-operative mapping and structured reporting of pelvic endometriotic lesions on dynamic ultrasound and its correlation on laparoscopy using the #ENZIAN classification 2022