Editing Endometriosis (section)

=== Ultrasound ===
Vaginal ultrasound can be used to diagnosis endometriosis, or for localizing endometrioma before surgery.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.sbu.se/en/publications/sbu-assesses/endometriosis--diagnosis-treatment-and-patient-experiences/|title=Endometriosis – Diagnosis, treatment and patient experiences|date=4 May 2018|publisher=[[Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services]] (SBU)|access-date=13 June 2018|archive-date=19 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119024015/https://www.sbu.se/en/publications/sbu-assesses/endometriosis--diagnosis-treatment-and-patient-experiences/|url-status=live}}</ref> This can be used to identify the spread of disease in individuals with well-established clinical suspicion of endometriosis.<ref name=":0" /> Vaginal ultrasound is inexpensive, easily accessible, has no contraindications and requires no preparation.<ref name=":0" /> By extending the ultrasound assessment into the posterior and anterior pelvic compartments a sonographer can evaluate structural mobility and look for deep infiltrating endometriotic nodules.<ref name=":2">{{cite journal |vauthors=Fang J, Piessens S |title=A step-by-step guide to sonographic evaluation of deep infiltrating endometriosis |journal=Sonography |date=June 2018 |volume=5 |issue=2 |pages=67–75 |doi=10.1002/sono.12149 |doi-access=free |title-link=doi}}</ref> Better sonographic detection of deep infiltrating endometriosis could reduce the number of diagnostic laparoscopies, as well as guide disease management and enhance patient quality of life.<ref name=":2" />