Endometriosis differential diagnosis: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
*Dyspareunia | *Dyspareunia | ||
*Infertility | *Infertility | ||
* | *Common in women between 25 to 35 years | ||
| | | | ||
*Nodules in the posterior fornix | *Nodules in the posterior fornix | ||
Line 27: | Line 27: | ||
*Lateral displacement of the cervix | *Lateral displacement of the cervix | ||
| | | | ||
* | *Increased serum cancer antigen-125 | ||
*Nodules of the rectovaginal septum and hypoechoic, vascular mass on MRI | *Nodules of the rectovaginal septum and hypoechoic, vascular mass on MRI | ||
*Laproscopic visualization confirms the diagnosis | *Laproscopic visualization confirms the diagnosis | ||
Line 35: | Line 35: | ||
*Abnormal uterine bleeding | *Abnormal uterine bleeding | ||
*Dysmenorrhea | *Dysmenorrhea | ||
* | *Common in women aged 40 and 50 years | ||
|Diffuse uterine enlargement always less than size corresponding to less than 12 weeks of gestation | |Diffuse uterine enlargement always less than size corresponding to less than 12 weeks of gestation | ||
| | | |
Revision as of 16:06, 16 June 2017
Endometriosis Microchapters |
Diagnosis |
---|
Treatment |
Case Studies |
Endometriosis differential diagnosis On the Web |
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Endometriosis differential diagnosis |
Risk calculators and risk factors for Endometriosis differential diagnosis |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Differential Diagnosis
Endometriosis is a cause of abnormal uterine bleeding and can result in infertility. There are several diseases which can result in excessive uterine bleeding and the following table is a description of various causes of excessive uterine bleeding.
Clinical Features | Physical Examination | Diagnostic Findings | |
---|---|---|---|
Endometriosis |
|
|
|
Adenomyosis[1] |
|
Diffuse uterine enlargement always less than size corresponding to less than 12 weeks of gestation |
|
Submucous uterine leiomyomas[2] |
|
|
|
Pelvic Inflammatory disease[3] |
|
|
|
Pelvic congestion Syndrome[4] |
|
|
|
References
- ↑ Parker JD, Leondires M, Sinaii N, Premkumar A, Nieman LK, Stratton P (2006). "Persistence of dysmenorrhea and nonmenstrual pain after optimal endometriosis surgery may indicate adenomyosis". Fertil Steril. 86 (3): 711–5. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.01.030. PMID 16782099.
- ↑ Donnez J, Donnez O, Matule D, Ahrendt HJ, Hudecek R, Zatik J; et al. (2016). "Long-term medical management of uterine fibroids with ulipristal acetate". Fertil Steril. 105 (1): 165–173.e4. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.09.032. PMID 26477496.
- ↑ Ross J, Judlin P, Jensen J, International Union against sexually transmitted infections (2014). "2012 European guideline for the management of pelvic inflammatory disease". Int J STD AIDS. 25 (1): 1–7. doi:10.1177/0956462413498714. PMID 24216035.
- ↑ Rozenblit AM, Ricci ZJ, Tuvia J, Amis ES (2001). "Incompetent and dilated ovarian veins: a common CT finding in asymptomatic parous women". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 176 (1): 119–22. doi:10.2214/ajr.176.1.1760119. PMID 11133549.