Clinical Impact of Ultrasound Diagnosis in Bowel Endometriosis

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 Criteria: * 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 Criteria: * Missing or incomplete preoperative ultrasound or operative report or histology * Patient opposition to the use of her medical data for research