Endometriosis · Surgical Treatment

Endometriosis and the Urinary Tract: From Diagnosis to Surgical Treatment

Leonardi M, Espada M, Kho RM, Magrina JF, Millischer AE, Savelli L, Condous G

Published September 30, 2020 Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 10(10)
DOI 10.3390/diagnostics10100771 PMID 33007875 PMC PMC7650710

Abstract

We aim to describe the diagnosis and surgical management of urinary tract endometriosis (UTE). We detail current diagnostic tools, including advanced transvaginal ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, and surgical diagnostic tools such as cystourethroscopy. While discussing surgical treatment options, we emphasize the importance of an interdisciplinary team for complex cases that involve the urinary tract. While bladder deep endometriosis (DE) is more straightforward in its surgical treatment, ureteral DE requires a high level of surgical skill. Specialists should be aware of the important entity of UTE, due to the serious health implications for women. When UTE exists, it is important to work within an interdisciplinary radiological and surgical team.

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PMID 33007875 33007875 DOI 10.3390/diagnostics10100771 10.3390/diagnostics10100771 Leonardi et al. 2020, Leonardi 2020