Current methods for diagnosing the common forms of endometriosis
Objective. To study the literature data that analyze current methods for diagnosing the common forms of endometriosis.Saiddanesh Sh.F., Chuprynin V.D., Khilkevich E.G., Buralkina N.A., Pavlovich S.V., Danilov A.Yu., Chursin V.V.
Material and methods. Literary sources were sought in the Pubmed and Medline databases, by using key words. 32 papers on this topic were selected.
Results. Problems in diagnosing the common forms of endometriosis are relevant in modern gynecology and surgery because of the involvement of the adjacent organs in the process and are associated with the planning of formation of multidisciplinary surgical teams, the determination of a surgical access and volume, and the prevention of intraoperative complications. The common forms of endometriosis should be diagnosed with the current imaging techniques for visceral lesions, which reveal organ dysfunctions. Ultrasound, colonoscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, and computed tomography are informative and complementary techniques to diagnose this pathology.
Conclusion. The comparative data of these techniques are not given in sufficient volume; there are no criteria for the specificity and accuracy of each of them, especially in diagnosing the common forms of endometriosis. Therefore, further studies in this area are needed.
Keywords
diagnosis
pathogenesis
common forms of endometriosis
infiltrating endometriosis
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
ultrasound study
colonoscopy
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Received 25.08.2016
Accepted 02.09.2016
About the Authors
Saiddanesh Shaxrezat, Postgraduate Student, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Perinatology, and, Reproductology, Faculty for Postgraduate Professional Trainingof Physicians, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. 119991, Russia, Moscow, Bolshaya Pirogovskaya str. 2, bld. 4. E-mail: sh_ saiddanesh@oparina4.ru
Chuprynin Vladimir Dmitrievich, PhD, Head of the Department of General Surgery, Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology,
Ministry of Health of Russia. 117997, Russia, Moscow, Ac. Oparina Str. 4. Tel.: +74954383575. E-mail: v_chuprynin@oparina4.ru
Khilkevich Elena Grigorevna, leading researcher of General Surgery, Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia.
117997, Russia, Moscow, Ac. Oparina Str. 4. Tel.: +74954387783. E-mail: e_khilkevich@oparina4.ru
Buralkina Natalya Aleksandrovna, doctor of Medical Sciences, Senior Researcher, the second gynecological department, Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology,
and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia. 117997, Russia, Moscow, Ac. Oparina Str. 4. Tel.: +74954387833. E-mail: n_buralkina@oparina4.ru
Pavlovich Stanislav Vladislavovich, MD, PhD, Secretary of Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, assistant professor of Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Perinatology and Reproductive of I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University .
117997, Russia, Moscow, Ac. Oparina str. 4. E-mail: stpavlovich@mail.ru
Danilov Aleksandr Yurevich, leading researcher of General Surgery, Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia,
professor of Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Perinatology and Reproductive of I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University.
117997, Russia, Moscow, Ac. Oparina Str. 4. Tel.: +74954387783. E-mail: а_danilov@oparina4.ru
Chursin Vyacheslav Vladimorovich, doctor surgeon of General Surgery, Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia.
117997, Russia, Moscow, Ac. Oparina Str. 4. Tel.: +74954387833. E-mail:v_chursen@oparina4.ru
For citations: Saiddanesh Sh.F., Chuprynin V.D., Khilkevich E.G., Buralkina N.A., Pavlovich S.V., Danilov A.Yu., Chursin V.V. Current methods for diagnosing the common forms of endometriosis. Akusherstvo i Ginekologiya/Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2017; (5): 39-43. (in Russian)
http://dx.doi.org/10.18565/aig.2017.5.39-43
