Abstract
The diagnosis of endometriosis is based on the presence of endometrial-like tissue
outside the uterine cavity and direct or indirect evidence of cyclic bleeding. Clinically
three entities can be distinguished: the peritoneal implant, the endometrial cyst
and the deep-nodular lesion. Laparoscopy and biopsy remain the gold standard for diagnosis,
but in addition attention should be paid to the detection of functional activity,
such as bleeding, by non-invasive techniques.
Keywords:
Ectopic endometrium - cyclic bleeding - laparoscopy - imaging techniques - CA-125
