Table 2.

Studies evaluating the accuracy of TVUS for the diagnosis of deeply infiltrating endometriosis in different locations.

Locations studies	Rectovaginal septum			Bowel			Pouch of douglas			Retrocervical area			Uterosacral ligaments			Vagina			Bladder
	s	sp	a	s	sp	a	s	sp	a	s	sp	a	s	sp	a	s	sp	a	s	sp	a
Bazot et al., 2003 [45]				95	100	97	82	100	87				75	83	77	25	100	90
Abrao et al., 2007 [36]				98	100	99				95	98	97
Menada et al., 2008 [46]	93	90	92	56	92	83
*RWC	97	100	98	96	100	99
Piketty et al., 2008 [54]				91	96	NR
Guerriero et al., 2008 [47]	74	88	NR	67	92	NR							50	94	NR	91	89	NR	100	100	NR
Bazot et al., 2009 [48]	9	99	88	94	100	96							78	67	77	47	95	79
Goncalves et al., 2010 [55]				97	100	99

s: sensitivity (%); sp: specificity (%); a: accuracy (%); NR: not reported.

*RWC: after instillation of rectal water contrast.