Ultrasound assessment of the pelvic sidewall: methodological consensus opinion
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/00064165:_____/25:10488877
Result on the web
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.29122" target="_blank" >10.1002/uog.29122</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Ultrasound assessment of the pelvic sidewall: methodological consensus opinion
Original language description
A standardized methodology for the ultrasound evaluation of the pelvic sidewall has not been proposed to date. Herein, a collaborative group of gynecologists and gynecological oncologists with extensive ultrasound experience presents a systematic methodology for the ultrasonographic evaluation of structures within the pelvic sidewall. Five categories of anatomical structures are described (muscles, vessels, lymph nodes, nerves and ureters). A step-by-step transvaginal ultrasound (or, when this is not feasible, transrectal ultrasound) approach is outlined for the evaluation of each anatomical landmark within these categories. Accurate assessment of the pelvic sidewall using a standardized approach improves the detection and diagnosis of non-gynecological pathologies that may mimic gynecological tumors, reducing the risk of unnecessary and even harmful intervention. Furthermore, it plays an important role in completing the staging of malignant gynecological conditions. Transvaginal or transrectal ultrasound therefore represents a viable alternative to magnetic resonance imaging in the preoperative evaluation of lesions affecting the pelvic sidewall, if performed by an expert sonographer. A series of videoclips showing normal and abnormal findings within each respective category illustrates how establishing a universally applicable approach for evaluating this crucial region will be helpful for assessing both benign and malignant conditions affecting the pelvic sidewall.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30214 - Obstetrics and gynaecology
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
ISSN
0960-7692
e-ISSN
1469-0705
Volume of the periodical
65
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
94-105
UT code for WoS article
001357571900001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85208420151