Fertility and pain outcomes following laparoscopic segmental bowel resection for colorectal endometriosis: A review

Intestinal involvement in endometriosis is thought to occur in up to 12% of all endometriosis cases. While colorectal resection is being increasingly advocated as a feasible management option in patients with severe disease, there still remains significant resistance towards this surgery. This artic...

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Published in:Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology 2008-06, Vol.48 (3), p.292-295
Main Authors: WILLS, Hannah J., REID, Geoffrey D., COOPER, Michael J. W., MORGAN, Matthew
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
bowel resection
Colectomy - methods
Colonic Diseases - surgery
colorectal endometriosis
Endometriosis - surgery
Female
Fertility
Humans
Laparoscopy
pain
Pain, Postoperative
Rectal Diseases - surgery
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Summary:Intestinal involvement in endometriosis is thought to occur in up to 12% of all endometriosis cases. While colorectal resection is being increasingly advocated as a feasible management option in patients with severe disease, there still remains significant resistance towards this surgery. This article aims to review the current literature to determine the pain and fertility outcomes following segmental bowel resection for colorectal endometriosis.
ISSN:0004-8666
1479-828X
DOI:10.1111/j.1479-828X.2008.00871.x