Abstract
Article: Decidualized Endometrioma: Its Sonography and Optimal Clinical Management
Authors: Carlos M. Fernandez, MD, Elliot M. Levine, MD, Irma Sodini, MD, Maria Pena, RDMS, Heider Shuber, MD, and Stephanie Elliott, MD
Category: OB/GYN [OB]
Credit: 0.5 SDMS CME Credit
Objectives: After studying the article entitled “Decidualized Endometrioma: Its Sonography and Optimal Clinical Management,” you will be able to:
Recognize sonographic features of decidualized endometriomas (DEs)
Define the prevalence of endometriomas with pregnancy
Identify the options of clinical management for DE
The relative reliability of the sonographic features of color flow within the papillary projection being diagnosed as ovarian cancer is? 10% 30% 40% 100%
In Case 3, a 14 week repeat transvaginal sonogram revealed? Homogeneous low-level echoes, without papillary projections or internal blood flow Presence of rounded vascularized papillary projections with smooth contours Unilocular cyst with grounded-glass echogenicity and vascularized papillary projections A 40% growth of the ovarian cyst, with an increase in size and color flow in the papillary projection
Endometriosis affects about _____ of women of reproductive age. 5% 10% 20% 40%
The article concludes that of the clinical management options available for DE in otherwise asymptomatic patients, __________is supported by recent literature. Laparoscopic oophorectomy Complete hysterectomy Routine sonographic monitoring Post-delivery examination
Ovarian endometriomas account for up to _____of ovarian cysts diagnosed in early pregnancy. 5% 10% 20% 40%