Deep Endometriosis Imaging (#Enzian)
DIE invades >5 mm; MRI/TVUS localizes, map by #Enzian compartments to guide multidisciplinary surgery.
Deep multi-compartment → #Enzian mapping: Deep multi-compartment involvement — report by #Enzian compartments (A vagina/rectovaginal septum, B uterosacral/cardinal ligaments/pelvic …
Step-by-step decision
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Full pathway
- [Decision] TVUS/MRI localizationTVUS/MRI localization (by #Enzian compartments)? (DIE = invasion >5 mm. MRI is best for localization/preoperative staging: T2-low fibrous nodules/plaques with stellate margins; small T1/T2 high-signal foci = ectopic glands; T1 fat-suppressed to find endometriomas (T1-bright, T2 shading). TVUS (IDEA consensus) is comparable to MRI for the rectosigmoid/uterosacral/rectovaginal septum.)
- Localized lesion (ovarian endometrioma/superficial) → Localized/ovarian endometrioma
- Deep multi-compartment involvement (uterosacral/rectovaginal septum/bowel/bladder/ureter) → Deep multi-compartment → #Enzian mapping
- [End] Localized/ovarian endometriomaOvarian endometrioma/superficial lesion: T1-bright + T2 shading is typical; assess the contralateral side and deep disease (often coexisting DIE); medical or surgical by symptoms/fertility need.
- [End] Deep multi-compartment → #Enzian mappingDeep multi-compartment involvement — report by #Enzian compartments (A vagina/rectovaginal septum, B uterosacral/cardinal ligaments/pelvic wall, C rectum, + FA adenomyosis/FB bladder/FU ureter/FI bowel); complete preoperative mapping guides multidisciplinary surgery (bowel segment/ureteric involvement needs the relevant surgical teams), avoiding incomplete surgery and complications.
Source guidelines & references
- Deep endometriosis MRI and #Enzian classification (Eur Radiol 2023)
- Deep endometriosis ultrasound IDEA consensus
This pathway is our own synthesis of the decision logic in the guidelines above (not the guideline verbatim); thresholds and workflows change as guidelines update — in practice follow the latest guideline, your institution's protocol and the individual patient.
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