This Atlas presents an MRI-based guide to the diagnosis, treatment and follow up of deep endometriosis. Developed by professionals with a extensive clinical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of deep endometriosis, it provides a global overview of the disease, from basic clinical aspects of imaging diagnosis, to the correlation with surgical findings and histopathological results. Deep endometriosis is a serious gynecological condition, which can severely impact on women s quality of life. It shares the main features of regular endometriosis, but also displays a highly infiltrative pattern, involving multiple organs and leading to severe symptoms such as dysmenorrhea, chronic pelvic pain and dyspareunia.
Atlas of Deep Endometriosis MRI and Laparoscopic Correlations
is a complete guide, intended for radiologists, gynecologists and all other medical professionals interested on the diagnosis and treatment of deep endometriosis.
(NOTE: This title was previously published in 2014 in Portuguese and Spanish and comes from our partnership with Brazilian publisher, Revinter.)
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Section I: Definition of deep endometriosis location and its compartments. -Introduction. - Definition of deep endometriosis location. - Section II: MRI. -Technical aspects. - Aspects of deep endometriosis on MRI. - Section III: Deep endometriosis by location. - Pelvic location. - Abdominal location. - Section IV: Use of MRI on risk stratification and patient follow up. - Risk stratification. - Patient follow up. - Section V: Postsurgical findings on deep endometriosis. - Postsurgical findings. - Complications. - Residual lesion/recurrence.