Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Imaging Comparison for the Preoperative Planning and Diagnosis of DIE: a Multicenter Retrospective Study.
Lead Sponsor:
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
Collaborating Sponsors:
AZ Sint-Jan AV
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Conditions:
Deep Endometriosis
Surgery
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Brief Summary
Several centers in Belgium use both transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the preoperative diagnosis of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE), while other centers rely...
Detailed Description
Endometriosis is a common gynecological disease affecting 5 to 10% of women of reproductive age (1,2). Seventy percent of patients are symptomatic (3). This chronic and inflammatory condition is defin...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients who underwent preoperative imaging at AZ Sint-Jan AV and Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg (ZOL) between October 2021 and December 2024, TVS with or without complementary MR followed by therapeutic surgery as part of DIE.
Exclusion
- Performing imaging, TVS with or without additional MR, by an operator without specific experience in the field.
- Lack of a TVS report diagnosing DIE.
- Preoperative diagnosis of only superficial endometriosis and/or endometriomas without DIE.
- Performance of surgery by a surgeon without specific experience in the field.
- Lack of a surgical report that correctly describes all DIE lesions.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2025
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 12 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06994091
Start Date
June 1 2025
End Date
December 12 2025
Last Update
May 29 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
Genk, Limburg, Belgium, 3600