Ovarian Immobility at Transvaginal Ultrasound: An Important Sonographic Marker for Prediction of Need for Pelvic Sidewall Surgery in Women With Suspected Endometriosis.
endometriosis
ovarian fixation
ovarian mobility
surgical complexity
ultrasound
ureterolysis
Journal
Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
ISSN: 1550-9613
Titre abrégé: J Ultrasound Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8211547
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2022
May 2022
Historique:
revised:
29
06
2021
received:
24
02
2021
accepted:
04
07
2021
pubmed:
8
8
2021
medline:
16
4
2022
entrez:
7
8
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To determine whether ovarian fixation at transvaginal ultrasound (TVU) is a marker for a need for laparoscopic pelvic sidewall surgery (ie, ureterolysis or dissection of adhesions involving the pelvic sidewall). The relationship between ovarian immobility at TVU with respect to endometriosis staging using the revised American Fertility Society (r-AFS) classification was also evaluated. Retrospective diagnostic accuracy study was performed in a tertiary referral hospital and two private hospitals. Sixty-six women with pelvic pain underwent detailed TVU preoperatively followed by laparoscopic endometriosis surgery. TVU ovarian mobility findings (ie, mobile versus fixed ovary) were compared to surgical findings, the need for laparoscopic pelvic sidewall surgery and r-AFS score (I-IV). Complete ultrasound and surgical data were available for 66 of 77 (86%) women. Twenty-six of 66 (40%) had isolated superficial peritoneal endometriosis, 15 of 66 (23%) had ovarian endometrioma (OE), 13 of 66 (20%) had pelvic deep endometriosis (DE). Twenty-seven of 66 (41%) had ovarian fixation at TVU. The accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of ovarian fixation at TVU for the prediction of need for laparoscopic pelvic sidewall surgery was 71%, 61%, 86%, 85%, and 62%, respectively (P = .0002). Ovarian fixation at TVU was significantly associated with the presence of ipsilateral OE, pouch of Douglas obliteration, pelvic DE nodules, and r-AFS stage III/IV (moderate/severe) endometriosis (all P-values <.05). Ovarian fixation at TVU appears to be a marker for moderate/severe endometriosis and the need for laparoscopic pelvic sidewall surgery. This sign may be a valuable "red flag" for identifying women at increased risk of requiring an advanced laparoscopic surgeon, and in turn, improve surgical planning.
Substances chimiques
Biomarkers
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1109-1113Informations de copyright
© 2021 American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.
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