Recto-sigmoid endoscopic-ultrasonography in the staging of deep infiltrating endometriosis

Table 3 Comparative studies magnetic resonance imaging vs recto-sigmoid endoscopic ultrasonography in staging deep infiltrating endometriosis

Author	Ref.	Year	No.	Type	se%		sp%		ppv%		npv%
					MRI	RS-EUS	MRI	RS-EUS	MRI	RS-EUS	MRI	RS-EUS
Dumontier	[47]	2000	48 (16)	R	75	100	100	100
Camagna	[48]	2004	50 (19)	R	53	100	82	71	69	81	19	100
Thomassin	[49]	2004	(27)	P	92	100			89	100
Chapron	[50]	2004	81 (17)	R	76.5	97	98	89.4	96	87	85	98
Bazot	[51]	2007	88 (60)	P	88.3	90	92.8	89.3	96.4	94.7	78.8	80.6
Benbara	[52]	2008	50 (40)	R	55	100			Post operative follow up
Gauche-cazalis	[53]	2012	25 (19)	R	89	94	50	66.7	MRI contributive for torus, USL and bladder

( ): Number with digestive infiltration; R: Retrospective; P: Prospective; se: Sensitivity; sp: Specificity; ppv: Predictive positive value; npv: Negative predictive value; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; RS-EUS: Recto-sigmoid endoscopic ultrasonography; USL: Utero-sacral ligament.