# Scans may miss small endometriosis spots before surgery, doctors say 2026-08-16T06:51:55+00:00 | Health & Science | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) Imaging scans such as ultrasound and MRI provide a roadmap before gynecological surgery, but they may not reveal every abnormality, according to doctors at Apollo Athenaa Women's Cancer Centre. Dr Jyoti Arora, Principal Lead of Women's Imaging, said scans and direct surgical assessment answer different questions. She noted that tiny endometriosis deposits, adhesions, or subtle tissue changes may only become visible when a surgeon examines the pelvis directly. An unexpected finding during surgery does not automatically mean cancer, Dr Rupinder Sekhon, Principal Lead of Gynae-Oncology and Robotic Surgery, said. It could be a benign condition, inflammation, scar tissue, or a normal anatomical variation. Doctors combine imaging, clinical assessment, surgery, and pathology to reach a definitive diagnosis. Patients are counselled before surgery about the possibility of additional findings and how they will be managed. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - timesnownews.com (2) This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:17:07+00:00. Tags: Dr Jyoti Arora, Dr Rupinder Sekhon, endometriosis Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/surgery-may-reveal-hidden-gynaecological-issues-scans-miss/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/surgery-may-reveal-hidden-gynaecological-issues-scans-miss/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/