Evolution of bowel complaints after laparoscopy endometriosis surgery: a 1497 women comparative study

Study Objective: To assess what degree can digestive symptoms improve after endometriosis surgery for different localisations?Design: A comparative retrospective study employing data prospectively recorded in The North-West Inter-Regional Female Cohort for Patients with Endometriosis (CIRENDO) from June 2009 to November 2018.Setting: Two referral centresPatients: 1,497 women undergoing surgery due to pelvic endometriosis were divided into three groups: superficial endometriosis (Group 1, n=396), deep endometriosis sparing the bowel (Group 2, n=337), and deep endometriosis involving the bowel (Group 3, n=764).
Source: The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology - Category: OBGYN Authors: Source Type: research