How well ultrasound detects bowel endometriosis before surgery
Reviews past records of women with bowel endometriosis to check ultrasound accuracy.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Clinical Impact of Ultrasound Diagnosis in Bowel Endometriosis
Key facts
- Where
- Brussels, BelgiumSee the site
Where in Belgium
- Hôpital Erasme - Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB)Brussels, BelgiumNo longer taking part
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- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Erasme University Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT07900698
- Record updated
- 28 October 2026
- Original description
This retrospective single-centre study evaluates how accurately preoperative ultrasound detects bowel involvement in women with deep endometriosis, using surgical findings as the reference. It also assesses whether ultrasound correctly locates and measures bowel lesions, and whether ultrasound lesion size predicts the type of bowel surgery performed (shaving, discoid excision or segmental resection). Data come from the medical records of patients operated at the Endometriosis Clinic of Hôpital Erasme, Brussels.Read full original descriptionShow less
Transvaginal Ultrasound in Bowel Endometriosis: a Retrospective Study of 10 Years on the Clinical Impact of Preoperative Diagnosis
This retrospective single-centre study evaluates how accurately preoperative ultrasound detects bowel involvement in women with deep endometriosis, using surgical findings as the reference. It also assesses whether ultrasound correctly locates and measures bowel lesions, and whether ultrasound lesion size predicts the type of bowel surgery performed (shaving, discoid excision or segmental resection). Data come from the medical records of patients operated at the Endometriosis Clinic of Hôpital Erasme, Brussels.
Inclusion: Women aged 18 years or older; Preoperative ultrasound performed at the Endometriosis Clinic of Hôpital Erasme; Surgery for deep endometriosis at Hôpital Erasme between 2018 and 2028, with bowel endometriosis confirmed by histopathology; Operative report available.
Exclusion: Missing or incomplete preoperative ultrasound or operative report or histology; Patient opposition to the use of her medical data for research.