An accurate diagnosis of the presence, location and extent of the rectosigmoid endometriosis is of paramount importance for the clinicians in order to inform the patients on the potential surgical or medical treatments. It is well established that transvaginal ultrasonography is the first-line investigation in patients with suspicion of deep infiltrating endometriosis. An improvement in the performance of transvaginal ultrasonography in diagnosing rectosigmoid endometriosis may be obtained by using rectal water contrast during transvaginal ultrasonographic scan.
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To compare the accuracy of 3D-RWC-TVS and 2D-RWC-TVS in the diagnosis of rectosigmoid endometriosis.
Timeframe: At maximum 6 months before laparoscopic surgical approach