Table 1.

Main localizations and associated symptoms of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE)

Localization	Symptoms
Uterosacral and cardinal ligaments, pouch of douglas, posterior vaginal fornix	Dyspareunia, dysmenorrhea, chronic pelvic pain, pelvic tenderness
Bladder, bladder-uterine septum	Urinary symptoms (frequency, urgency, dysuria, haematuria)
Ureter	Asymptomatic, colicky flank pain, haematuria
Bowel and rectovaginal septum	Dyschezia, diarrhoea, constipation, intestinal cramping, painful defecation, abdominal bloating