273 - Ureterolysis with Severe Endometriosis Treated by Laparoscopydoi:10.1016/j.jmig.2017.08.295Nakajima, S.Andou, M.Oyama, K.Kojima, R.Shirane, A.Ebisawa, K.Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Objectives Considered an advanced surgical skill, ureterolysis is necessary to ensure safe surgical treatment of endometriosis. The objective of this study was to develop a decision tree model to predict the need for ureterolysis during laparoscopy for endometriosis. Methods We undertook a ...
In addition, a positive ovarian "sliding sign" (i.e. mobile ovaries) at TVU demonstrated a high NPV for the need for laparoscopic ureterolysis. The TVU ovarian "sliding sign" may therefore be a useful ultrasound soft marker for predicting which women are at increased risk of requiring ...