Endometriose pélvica: aspectos à ressonância magnética e correlação com laparoscopia e anatomia patológica / Pelvic endometriosis: correlation among magnetic resonance imaging, laparoscopy and pathological findings

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2008

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Introduction: Endometriosis is a prevalent gynecological disease characterized by the presence of endometrial glandular and/or stromal tissue outside the uterine boundaries. This disorder causes infertility and it is the most common cause of chronic pelvic pain affecting women in the reproductive age. Appropriate clinical diagnosis and pelvic imaging information regarding the spread and the infiltration of the lesions remains a major diagnostic challenge. The objectives of this study were to describe magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) aspects of endometriosis in the most commonly affect sites and to evaluate the accuracy of the pre-operative MRI findings with those obtained at surgery and pathology. Methods: This prospective, transversal and observational study included 92 women with clinical suspicion of deeply infiltrative endometriosis and was carried out between November 2005 and July 2007. Women aged 20 and 52 (mean 33) years old were followed at the Serviço de Ambulatório de Endometriose do Departamento de Ginecologia do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP). Two experienced radiologists evaluated the magnetic resonance (MR) images independently and provided consensus reading. Endometriosis was defined as ovarian cysts with high signal intensity on T1-weighted images and low signal intensity on T2 (shading) and nodule or masses that appeared as hypointense areas on T2-weighted images in the following locations: retrocervical space, rectosigmoid, bladder, ureters and vagina. MR findings were compared with those obtained at laparoscopy and pathology. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy of MRI for prediction of deep pelvic endometriosis were assessed. Results: Endometriomas and deep infiltrative endometriosis were confirmed at histopathology in 77 (83.7%) out of 92 patients. In 15 women there were only superficial peritoneal lesions. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy of MRI for prediction of deep pelvic endometriosis in the specific sites were: endometriomas (100%, 88.9%, 93.3%, 100%, 95.7%); retrocervical (89.4%, 92.3%, 96.7%, 77.4%, 90.2%); rectosigmoid (86.0%, 92.9%, 93.5%, 84.8%, 89.1%); bladder (23.1%, 100%, 100%, 88.8%, 89.1%); ureters (50.0%, 100%, 100%, 95.5%, 95.7%) and vagina (72.7%, 100%, 100%, 96.4%, 96.7%).Conclusions: Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates high accuracy in prediction of deep pelvic endometriosis in the ovaries, retrocervical region, rectosigmoid, bladder, ureters and vagina. The most characteristic findings representatives of deep pelvic endometriosis are ovarian cysts which appeared with elevated signal in T1 and low signal in T2 (shading) and peritoneal nodes situated in the specifically described locations outlined by low signal in T2

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endometriosis/diagnosis endometriose/diagnóstico laparoscopia imagem por ressonância magnética laparoscopy magnetic ressonance imaging

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